De Facto Power, De Jure Denial: Rethinking Government Recognition Through The Taliban Case
IJLLR Journal
Khushi Bhati, B.A. LL.B. (Hons.), Dr Ram Manohar Lohia National Law University, Lucknow ABSTRACT The Taliban’s forceful seizure of power in Afghanistan on 15 August 2021 has confronted the international community with one of the most complex and unresolved questions in contemporary public international law: whether, and on what legal basis, the Taliban government ought to be recognised under international law. This paper examines the international legal dimensions of recognition of the...