Boundaries and secession in Africa and international law : challenging uti possidetis /

This book challenges a central assumption of the international law of territory. The author argues that, contrary to the finding in the Frontier Dispute, uti possidetis is not a general principle of law enjoining states to preserve pre-existing boundaries on state succession. The book demonstrates t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ahmed, Dirdeiry M., 1957- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambrdige, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
Temas:
Customary law, International > Africa.
Uti possidetis (International law)
Boundaries.
State succession.
Droit coutumier international > Afrique.
Uti possidetis (Droit international)
Frontières.
Succession d'États.
boundaries.
LAW > International.
Boundaries
Customary law, International
State succession
Africa > Boundaries.
Africa
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The Frontier Dispute case and applying uti possidetis to africa
  • The rule of intangibility of inherited frontiers
  • The conventional obligation to respect the territorial status quo
  • The customary rule of respecting the territorial status quoce
  • The changes made in international law by the African custom
  • Current justifications for secession in Africa
  • Domination as a possible instance for a right to external self-determination
  • Towards a right to egalitarian self-determination
  • Conclusion.

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