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Author Linden, Mieke van der, 1987- author.

Title The acquisition of Africa (1870-1914) : the nature of international law / by Mieke van der Linden.

Publication Info. Boston : Brill, 2016.

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Description 1 online resource.
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Series Legal history library, 1874-1793 ; volume 20. Studies in the history of international law ; volume 8
Legal history library ; v. 20.
Legal history library. Studies in the history of international law ; v. 8.
Note Based on author's thesis (doctoral - Tilburg University, 2014).
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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.
Subject 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.
Colonization. (OCoLC)fst00868483
Land tenure -- Law and legislation. (OCoLC)fst00991383
Sovereignty. (OCoLC)fst01127379
Sub-Saharan Africa. (OCoLC)fst01239520
LAW / Legal History.
Chronological Term 1800-1999
Genre/Form Case studies. (OCoLC)fst01423765
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
ISBN 9789004321199 (electronic book)
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