Mangope v. Van der Walt and Another NNO

Abstract

States — Existence — Absence of recognition — “State” established in violation of international law — Bantustans in South Africa — Establishment condemned by United Nations General Assembly — Bophuthatswana — Whether a State — Reintegration into South Africa

Governments — Recognition — Criteria for regarding new regime as legitimate — Effective control — Acquiescence by population — Whether international law notions of de facto and de jure governments of any relevance — Overthrow of Bophuthatswana government and appointment of administrators by South African Government — Whether new regime meets criteria of effectiveness — The law of Bophuthatswana