Recognition of government

It relates to recognition of a government of a particular State as the legitimate representative of the people of that country. The recognition of government does pose a unique challenge in the sense that it changes after a certain period and it is not necessary that it is in conformity with the regular constitutional requirements. In the political context of recognition of governments, the distinction must be made between de jure and de facto government. De jure recognition connotes that in the opinion of the recognizing State,  the  State  or  government recognized  has  fulfilled  the  requirements laid  down  in  the international law for effective participation in the international community, whereas, de facto recognition is more provisional and temporary and with the reservation for the future, that the State or government has fulfilled those requirements in fact.