David Tan (Deakin University, Geelong, Australia - Deakin Law School) has posted The Metaphysics of Statehood (Canadian Journal of Law and Jurisprudence, Vol. 31, No. 2, 2018) on SSRN. Here is the abstract:
This paper considers the connections between the Statehood/recognition debate in international law and social ontology. I aim to show that certain theories of social ontology, which I call Groupjective Internalism, can be used to defend Constitutive Theories of Statehood. Among philosophers whom I consider committed to Groupjective Internalism are major figures in the field: Searle, Gilbert and Tuomela. This is an interesting result as Constitutive Theories are generally looked upon with suspicion in international law.
