Ep 156 - Is There Any Law of State Succession? (ft. Paul Stephan)

Is There Any Law of State Succession? Syria, Ukraine and Greenland The law of state succession to obligations comes mostly from a different era, when war and conquest were legal and borders changed with some frequency. Today, we are faced with multiple situations where borders might change due to war. Does the law tell us what happens to the debts attributable to the acquired territory? And how do we translate legal rules that evolved in the 18th and 19th centuries into the modern era? Paul Stephan (Virginia), one of the foremost international law experts, joins us to discuss. Producer: Leanna Doty

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Ep 156 - Is There Any Law of State Succession? (ft. Paul Stephan) is an episode from Clauses & Controversies by Clauses & Controversies.

This episode is 00:46:06 long.

This episode was published on Apr 28, 2025.

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