Continuity and Succession of States: The Fate of Pre-War Germany and Its Implications for the 1970 Treaty of Warsaw

• Authors: Robert Uerpmann-Wittzack

Abstracts

EN

This article explores whether the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) is identical with pre-war Germany. The question is relevant for the understanding of the 1970 Treaty of Warsaw, because in the event it is identical, the FRG would be the predecessor State of Poland with regard to the former German territories east of the Oder-Neisse line and, therefore, competent to renounce any territorial title. By contrast, in the case of non-identity the FRG would only have been a third State with regard to these territories. However, even in case of identity, the scope of the Treaty of Warsaw seems ambiguous due to Allied reservations. Hence, it was wise to confirm the transfer of sovereignty in 1990.

Keywords

EN

German Reich; Oder-Neisse line; annexation; incorporation; separation

• Publisher: Polska Akademia Nauk
• Journal: Polish Yearbook of International Law
• Year: 2021
• Volume: 41
• Pages: 45-56

Dates

published

2021

Contributors

author

Robert Uerpmann-Wittzack

• University of Regensburg

• https://orcid.org/0000000261915736

Identifiers

DOI

10.24425/PYIL.2022.142337

Biblioteka Nauki

55994096