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The acquisition of Africa (1870-1914) the nature of international law /

Over recent decades, the responsibility for the past actions of the European colonial powers in relation to their former colonies has been subject to a lively debate. In this book, the question of the responsibility under international law of former colonial States is addressed. Such a legal respons...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Linden, Mieke van der, 1987-
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boston : Brill, 2016.
Series:Legal history library ; v. 20.
Legal history library. Studies in the history of international law ; v. 8.
Subjects:
Africa, Sub-Saharan > International status > History > 19th century.
Africa, Sub-Saharan > International status > History > 20th century.
Land tenure > Law and legislation > Africa, Sub-Saharan > History > 19th century.
Land tenure > Law and legislation > Africa, Sub-Saharan > History > 20th century.
Sovereignty > History > 19th century.
Sovereignty > History > 20th century.
Africa, Sub-Saharan > Colonization > Case studies.
Souveraineté > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Souveraineté > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Afrique subsaharienne > Colonisation > Études de cas.
Colonization
Land tenure > Law and legislation
Sovereignty
Sub-Saharan Africa
LAW / Legal History
1800-1999
Electronic books.
Case studies
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • New Imperialism: Imperium, Dominium and Responsibility under International Law
  • Dominium
  • Imperium
  • Territorium et Titulus
  • British Nigeria
  • French Equatorial Africa
  • German Cameroon
  • Ex facto ius oritur?
  • A Reflection on the Nature of International Law: Redressing the Illegality of Africa's Colonization
  • Evaluative Summary and Conclusion
  • Chronological List of Treaties and Other Agreements
  • Case Laws
  • Bibliography
  • Index.