Haile Selassie v. Cable and Wireless, Limited (No. 2).

Abstract

Recognition — Of Conquest — De facto Recognition — Conflicting Claims of de jure and de facto Government — Rights of Government Recognised de facto — Retroactive Effect of Recognition — State Succession — Succession to Rights — Italian Conquest of Abyssinia.

State Succession — Succession to Rights — Effect of de jure and de facto Recognition — Action by de jure Foreign Sovereign to Recover Sum due under Contract — Concurrent Claim of de facto Sovereign — De facto and de jure Recognition — Retroactive Effect of.