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WHAT IS THE IMPORTANCE OF RECOGNITION IN THE INTERNATIONAL LEGAL SYSTEM "The international community is not a static body. New states come into existence. Revolutions occur and new governments establish themselves. Territorial changes take place. Of these changes the members of the international community have the choice of approving or disapproving".1 "Recognition is the process whereby a state acknowledges its approval of the change that has occurred".2 The legal relationship between states in international law which is an important requirement of statehood raises the question of recognition. The state to be recognized must possess four characteristics mentioned in the Montevideo Convention: - "a permanent population; a defined territory; a Government; and a capacity to enter into relations with other states".3 However, the Council of the EC adopted on 16 December 1991 the Guidelines on the Recognition of New States in Eastern Europe and in the Soviet Union. "These guidelines stated a common position...

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