Problem podmiotowości prawnomiędzynarodowej Księstwa Sealand

• Authors: Bartłomiej H. Toszek

Title variants

EN

The international subjectivity problem of the Principality of Sealand

Abstracts

EN

The Principality of Sealand was founded on the abandoned military platform on the North Sea. Because of its location beyond the British territorial waters, it was not the point of interest of the British authorities. In 1960s and 1970s, the Principality have got its national emblems and constitution. Despite of this initial development, most of the citizens moved from the platform to mainland because of hard conditions of life. The most dangerous threat for the Principality existence was the declaration of widening British territorial waters zone up to 12 NM (Nautical Miles), but no British troops or navy ship tried to disturb Sealand’s sovereignty. Despite ‘not disturbed’ status, the Principality is not the state in the meaning of the international law. It has not got its territory nor people, because officially the platform is the Ministry of Defence property and all of Sealand’s citizens live in the mainland now. The Principality has not been recognized by any state or international organization, so it has no possibilities to take part in international relations. From the legal point of view, the Principality is not only a state, but even quasi-state, however, it could be recognised in the future as a virtual micronation, although it is not a legal category.

Keywords

EN

international relations; international subjectivity; recognition of the state ‘The Principality of Sealand’; The United Kingdom

• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek
• Journal: Athenaeum. Polskie Studia Politologiczne
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 45
• Pages: 101-119

Contributors

author

Bartłomiej H. Toszek

• Uniwersytet Szczeciński

Identifiers

DOI

10.15804/athena.2015.45.06

Biblioteka Nauki

1953252