Imperialism, sovereignty, and the making of international law /
This book examines the relationship between imperialism and international law. It argues that colonial confrontation was central to the formation of international law and, in particular, its founding concept, sovereignty. It argues that racial discrimination, cultural subordination and economic expl...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, UK ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2012.
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Colección: | Cambridge studies in international and comparative law (Cambridge, England : 1996)
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Table of cases; Table of treaties; Introduction; 1 Francisco de Vitoria and the colonial origins of international law; 2 Finding the peripheries: colonialism in nineteenthcentury international law; 3 Colonialism and the birth of international institutions: the Mandate System of the League of Nations; 4 Sovereignty and the postcolonial state; 5 Governance and globalization, civilization and commerce; 6 On Making War on the Terrorist imperialism as self-defence; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.