Topic: Determining the Legitimacy of Secession Movements and Obligations of Parent States
Country: Czech Republic
Delegate Name: Rebecca Chrisman
School: Fishers High School
Topic page: background guide and all position papers All Czech Republic position papers GLIMUN 2016 committees
As a state that was created through the former state Czechoslovakia dissolving peacefully, the Czech Republic believes that there are several scenarios that should call for a state to succeeded. The Czech Republic strongly believes that it is not for the United Nations to decide what constitutes a state succeeding. However, the United Nations should focus on legitimizing newly-formed independent states.
The Czech Republic has continuously supported newly-formed states and succeeding states. In 1948, the Czech Republic recognized Israel as a state within four days of Israel declaring themselves an independent state. More recently, the Czech Republic recognized South Sudan as an independent state two days after the state first got recognized as an independent state by their parent state, Sudan.
The newly-formed states should be legitimized through being recognized by outside organizations such as membership in the United Nations (UN) or the International Monetary Fund (IMF). By being recognized through these outside organizations, the succession and sovereign independence of these states is strengthened.
Parent states that have independent states succeed through peacefully means shall be responsible for maintaining economic stability within the state until the state can maintain their own economy successfully. Economic stability is needed because once a new state is formed, international trade links will be cut without help from the parent state, negatively impacting the newly-formed state.
Overall, the Czech Republic believes that it is the decision of individual states to decide circumstances leading up to needing to succeed. Furthermore, the United Nations should focus on legitimizing states that decided to succeed by accepting these new independent states into the UN. However, when a new state succeeds peacefully, the parent state must provide economic stability until it is no longer needed to stabilize the new state.
Sources:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
http://www.globalissues.org/
http://www.mfa.gov.il/mfa/abouttheministry/pages/israel-s%20diplomatic%20missions%20abroad.aspx
