Reviewed case brief
Deutsche Continental Gas-Gesellschaft v. Polish State
(1929) 5 Annual Digest 11
## Summary
- Court
- German-Polish Mixed Arbitral Tribunal
- Year
- 1929
- Subjects
- Public International Law
- Reviewed
- 2026-06-28
Rule established
A state exists in international law when it possesses: (1) a defined territory, (2) a permanent population, (3) an effective government, and (4) capacity to enter into relations with other states. These four criteria constitute the declaratory test of statehood.
Facts
Issues
Held
Ratio decidendi
How to use it in an exam
Editorial source
(1929) 5 Annual Digest 11
Educational summary only. Read the reported judgment or an authorised law report before relying on the case professionally.