Lawyering imperial encounters : negotiating Africa's relationship with the world economy / Sara Dezalay.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dezalay, Sara, author.

Series:

Global law and sustainable development

Global Law Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Foreign trade regulation--Africa--History.

Foreign trade regulation.

Mining law--Africa.

Mining law.

International law--Africa.

International law.

Lawfare--Africa.

Lawfare.

Imperialism.

Capitalism.

Africa--Foreign economic relations--History.

Africa.

Africa--Economic pollicy--History.

Great Britain--Colonies--Africa--History.

Great Britain.

Africa--Politics and government.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 267 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, England : Cambridge University Press, [2024]

Summary:

"This book revisits the relationship between the African continent and global capitalism since the nineteenth-century Scramble. It provides an unprecedented account of the correlation between the legacy of legal imperialism and British hegemony, and the expansion of finance and international law in the current rush for Africa's 'green' minerals"-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

Imperial encounters : localities, institutions, structures

Indirect rule and middle power, 1880s-1950s

Gatekeeper states and offshore capitalism, 1950s-1980s

The new scramble, deregulation, re-regulation, 1980s-?

Bujumbura hyper violence and hyper legality

Abidjan lawfare and accountability dumping

Paris the 'Africa' corporate bar : imperial revivals and neoliberalism

The value of social class in global justice

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 19 Dec 2024).

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781009493338

1009493337

9781009493352

1009493353