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The acquisition of Africa (1870-1914) : the nature of international law / by Mieke van der Linden.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Linden, Mieke van der, 1987- author.
- Series:
- Legal history library. Studies in the history of international law
- Studies in the History of International Law
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sovereignty.
- History.
- Land tenure--Law and legislation.
- Colonization.
- Africa, Sub-Saharan--International status--History--19th century.
- Africa, Sub-Saharan.
- Africa, Sub-Saharan--International status--History--20th century.
- Africa, Sub-Saharan--Colonization--Case studies.
- Land tenure--Law and legislation--Africa, Sub-Saharan--History--19th century.
- Land tenure.
- Land tenure--Law and legislation--Africa, Sub-Saharan--History--20th century.
- Sovereignty--History--19th century.
- Sovereignty--History--20th century.
- Sub-Saharan Africa.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Case studies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Other Title:
- Studies in the History of International Law Ser.
- Acquisition of Africa
- Place of Publication:
- Boston : Brill, 2016.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- 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 responsibility would presuppose the violation of the international law that was applicable at the time of colonization. In the 'Scramble for Africa' during the Age of New Imperialism (1870-1914), European States and non-State actors mainly used cession and protectorate treaties to acquire territorial sovereignty (imperium) and property rights over land (dominium). The question is raised whether Europeans did or did not on a systematic scale breach these treaties in the context of the acquisition of territory and the expansion of empire, mainly through extending sovereignty rights and, subsequently, intervening in the internal affairs of African political entities. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Based on the author's thesis (doctoral - Tilburg University, 2014).
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Linden, Mieke van der, 1987- Acquisition of Africa (1870-1914).
- ISBN:
- 9789004321199
- 9004321195
- OCLC:
- 957656487
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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