Estrada Doctrine in United Kingdom

Definition of Estrada Doctrine

In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Estrada Doctrine : The doctrine that *recognition of a government should be based on its de facto existence, rather than on its legitimacy. It is named after Don Genero Estrada, the Mexican Secretary of Foreign Affairs who in 1930 ordered that Mexican diplomats should issue no declarations that amounted to a grant of recognition: he felt that this was an insulting practice and offended against the sovereignty of other nations. In 1980 the UK, USA, and many other states adopted the Estrada doctrine.

Compare tobar doctrine.