Imperialism, sovereignty, and the making of international law / Antony Anghie.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Anghie, Antony, author.

Series:

Cambridge studies in international and comparative law (Cambridge, England : 1996) ; 37.

Cambridge studies in international and comparative law ; 37

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International law.

Imperialism.

Sovereignty.

Indigenous peoples--Legal status, laws, etc.

Indigenous peoples.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xix, 356 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Other Title:

Imperialism, Sovereignty & the Making of International Law

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2005.

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Summary:

This book argues that the colonial confrontation was central to the formation of international law and, in particular, its founding concept, sovereignty. Traditional histories of the discipline present colonialism and non-European peoples as peripheral concerns. By contrast, Anghie argues that international law has always been animated by the 'civilizing mission' - the project of governing non-European peoples, and that the economic exploitation and cultural subordination that resulted were constitutively significant for the discipline. In developing these arguments, the book examines different phases of the colonial encounter, ranging from the sixteenth century to the League of Nations period and the current 'war on terror'. Anghie provides a new approach to the history of international law, illuminating the enduring imperial character of the discipline and its continuing importance for peoples of the Third World. This book will be of interest to students of international law and relations, history, post-colonial studies and development studies.

Contents:

Francisco de Vitoria and the colonial origins of international law

Finding the peripheries : colonialism in nineteenth-century international law

Colonialism and the birth of international institutions : the Mandate System of the League of Nations

Sovereignty and the post-colonial state

Governance and globalization, civilization and commerce

On making war on the terrorist : imperialism as self-defence.

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ISBN:

9780511614262

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