Around 100 active micronations exist across the globe. Led by committed and eccentric individuals, these aspirant or wannabe states assert their claims to sovereignty in myriad ways. In dressing in the language of statehood, they challenge understandings of, and approaches to, international legal personality. In this article we provide the first legal survey of micronations. We develop a conceptual framework to understand what it means to be a micronation, explore their various forms, and analyze key public law issues. Our survey reveals that, although public law has not engaged with this phenomenon, states respond to the assertion of sovereignty by micronations in both benign and violent ways.

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微国：法律空白

全球存在大约 100 个活跃的微型国家。在坚定而古怪的人的领导下，这些有抱负或想成为国家的国家以各种方式主张主权。在穿着国家语言时，他们挑战了对国际法律人格的理解和方法。在本文中，我们提供了对微型国家的第一次法律调查。我们开发了一个概念框架来理解作为一个微型国家意味着什么，探索它们的各种形式，并分析关键的公法问题。我们的调查显示，尽管公法并未涉及这一现象，但各国以温和和暴力的方式回应了微型国家的主权主张。