The acquisition of Africa (1870-1914) : the nature of international law / by Mieke van der Linden.
2017
KZ4540 .L56 2017 (Mapit)
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Title
The acquisition of Africa (1870-1914) : the nature of international law / by Mieke van der Linden.
Imprint
Leiden ; Boston : Brill Nijhoff, [2017]
Description
xii, 352 pages ; 25 cm.
Series
Legal history library. Studies in the history of international law ; v. 8.
Legal history library ; v. 20.
Legal history library ; v. 20.
Formatted Contents Note
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.
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.
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.
Note
Based on author's thesis (doctoral - Tilburg University, 2014).
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.
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.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 304-339) and index.
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Available in Other Form
Online version: Linden, Mieke van der, 1987- author. Acquisition of Africa (1870-1914) Boston : Brill, 2016
Call Number
KZ4540 .L56 2017
Language
English
ISBN
9789004319134 hardback alkaline paper
9004319131 hardback alkaline paper
9789004321199 (ebook)
9004319131 hardback alkaline paper
9789004321199 (ebook)
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