Recognition Cases 1925-1930

Six years ago, under the title “ Recent Recognition Cases,” the present writer reviewed a group of British and United States court decisions dealing chiefly with questions arising out of the withholding of political recognition from de facto foreign governments. Most of the decisions reviewed concerned the unrecognized governments of Mexico and of Russia. At the time of writing, the United States had recognized the Government of Mexico and Great Britain had recognized both the Government of Mexico and the Government of Russia, with the result that most of the problems presented in the so-called “ recognition cases” continued acute only in the United States and only with respect to Russia. Problems presented by the withholding of recognition from the Government of Russia are still acute in the United States in 1931, novel and interesting cases have been before the courts in the intervening years, and the end is not yet in sight. In the present paper it is proposed to bring the earlier review of this group of decisions up to date.