Territorial leasing in diplomacy and international law /

Territorial Leasing in Diplomacy and International Law draws from a large number of cases to examine and assess this relatively common but unexplored practice in which states reallocate their rights on territory without altering boundaries or resorting to definitive cessions.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Strauss, Michael John, 1953- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden, The Netherlands : Koninklijke Brill, 2015.
Temas:
Leased territories.
LAW > International.
Leased territories
Territorial sovereignty.
Diplomacy.
Public international law.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1 Territorial Leases and Servitudes
  • Terminology in Disarray
  • Defining International Servitudes
  • Defining Territorial Leases
  • The Political Dimension
  • Variations in Territorial Leases
  • Why States Opt for Leases
  • Chapter 2 Conceptual Sources
  • States and Territory
  • State-Territory Relationship Theories
  • Territorial Transactions as Property Transactions
  • The Components of State Territory as Property
  • The Duality of Territory as Property
  • Territory as Property-The Broader View
  • Title, Effective Control and Sovereignty
  • Chapter 3 Historical Sources
  • The Origins of Territorial Leases
  • The First Known Lease: Babylonia
  • Medieval Leases in The Pyrenees
  • An Outpost of European Merchants: Macao
  • Leases with Territory as Collateral
  • Trading Companies and Leased Empires
  • Leases in Chinese Treaty Ports
  • Chapter 4 Leases and Sovereignty Today
  • The Surge in Leasing Activity
  • Leased Territories in China
  • Coaling Stations and Maritime Trade
  • Systematic Leasing Programs
  • Challenges to the Lessor's Sovereignty
  • The Theory of Disguised Cessions
  • The Qualities of Sovereignty
  • Chapter 5 Structural Components
  • Affirmation of Sovereignty
  • Assignment of Rights
  • Jurisdictional Rights
  • Obligations of the Parties
  • Duration of the Lease
  • Compensation to the Lessor
  • A Widening Field of Options
  • Chapter 6 Administration of Leased Territories
  • Management of the Lease
  • Compliance Procedures
  • Governing Leased Territories
  • Populations on Leased Territories
  • Managing International Obligations
  • Chapter 7 Problematic Provisions
  • Transfer of Rights
  • Duration of the Lease
  • Compensation Issues
  • Chapter 8 Altering and Ending Leases
  • Durational Elasticity
  • When Leases End
  • State Succession and Leases
  • Termination Agreements.
  • Chapter 9 Post-Termination Issues
  • Formerly Leased Zones
  • Assimilation with the Lessee State
  • Accommodating an Altered Territory
  • Chapter 10 War and Occupation
  • Leased Territories in War
  • Leased Territory as Occupied Territory
  • Chapter 11 Modern Trends in Territorial Leasing
  • Involvement of Non-State Actors
  • Oil and Other Natural Resource Leases
  • The OTRAG Lease
  • Leases of Foreign Agricultural Land
  • Leases of Sovereign Airspace
  • Conclusion
  • The Future of Territorial Leases
  • Bibliography
  • Books, Articles and Research Documents
  • Interviews with the Author
  • Speeches
  • International Documents
  • Treaties and Conventions
  • Agreements between States and Non-State Actors
  • Cases Cited
  • Constitutions, Laws and Orders Cited
  • Index.

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