On the virtual and actual right for being a subject of law

N.V. Ostrouhov in his article analyses a problem of great theoretical and practical significance: that of defining the role of the institute of recognizing new subjects of the international law. The author outlines his theoretical conclusions and correlates them with the current events. N.V. Ostrouhov focuses on the viewpoint that the scientists majoring in the field of the international law and the author himself have on obtaining the legal standing by the countries seeking independence and sovereignty. The author reveals a number of problems in the field of the international law connected with this issue.