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Author:   Mieke Linden
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Martinus Nijhoff
Volume:   20/8
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.677kg
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9789004319134

ISBN 10:   9004319131
Pages:   352
Publication Date:   13 October 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
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Table of Contents

Preface ... ix 1 New Imperialism: Imperium, Dominium and Responsibility under International Law ... 1 1 Introduction ... 1 2 New Imperialism ... 2 3 New Imperialism in International Legal Discourse ... 7 4 Dominium and Imperium ... 17 5 Legal and Social Relevance ... 21 6 Methodology and Case Studies ... 25 7 Plan ... 32 2 Dominium ... 34 1 Property Rights: Theoretical Premises ... 34 2 European and African Perspectives ... 38 2.1 Land Law from a European Point of View ... 38 2.2 African Land Law ... 41 3 Concluding Remarks: New Imperialism and Natives' Property Rights ... 48 3 Imperium ... 51 1 Introduction ... 51 2 Theoretical and Conceptual Framework ... 52 3 Nineteenth-century European International law: Sovereignty, Territory and State ... 55 4 The African Perspective ... 62 5 Concluding Remarks ... 67 4 Territorium et Titulus ... 70 1 Introduction ... 70 2 Treaties, Cession and Protectorates ... 72 2.1 International Legal Theory ... 81 2.2 Cession and Protectorate Treaties ... 88 3 Conclusion ... 92 5 British Nigeria ... 95 1 Introduction ... 95 2 Historical Background ... 96 3 Treaties and Contracts between Britain and African Natives ... 106 3.1 Early Stage: Cession Treaties and Trade Contracts ... 107 3.2 The 1880s and 1890s: Protectorate Treaties ... 112 4 Legislation in the Wake of the Acquisition of Sovereignty over Territory ... 120 5 The Judiciary and Its Case Law ... 127 5.1 Colonial Judiciary ... 127 5.2 Case Law ... 131 6 Conclusion ... 137 6 French Equatorial Africa ... 139 1 Introduction ... 139 2 Historical Background ... 140 3 French Treaty Practice in Equatorial Africa ... 145 3.1 Cession Treaties ... 148 3.2 Protectorate Treaties ... 151 3.3 Evaluation of French Treaty Practices ... 159 4 Legislation in the Wake of the Transfer of External Sovereignty ... 161 5 Case Law and the Interpretation of Treaties ... 164 6 Conclusion ... 169 7 German Cameroon ... 174 1 Introduction ... 174 2 Historical Background ... 174 3 Treaties between Germany and Cameroonian Rulers ... 185 3.1 Validity of Treaties ... 185 3.2 Treaty Practice ... 189 4 Legislation Following the Conclusion of Treaties ... 199 5 Treaty Interpretation and Execution ... 210 6 Conclusion ... 213 8 Ex facto ius oritur? 215 1 International Law in Practice: Treaties between European States and African Polities 216 2 The Legality of the Treaty-based Acquisition and Partition of Africa ... 227 2.1 Interference with Natives' Land Ownership ... 228 2.2 Violation of International Law ... 234 2.3 Customary International Law Impaired ... 236 3 Theory versus Practice: What was International Law in the Nineteenth Century? ... 238 4 Conclusion ... 241 9 A Reflection on the Nature of International Law: Redressing the Illegality of Africa's Colonization ... 245 1 Introduction ... 245 2 The Inter-temporal Rule ... 246 2.1 General Features of the Inter-temporal Rule ... 247 2.2 The icj and the Inter-temporal Rule ... 252 2.3 International Law in Its Historical Context ... 257 3 Impossibility of Establishing Responsibility? ... 260 3.1 Non-identifiable Parties ... 260 3.2 Supersession ... 266 4 Recognition ... 268 5 Conclusion ... 279 10 Evaluative Summary and Conclusion ... 282 Chronological List of Treaties and Other Agreements ... 293 Case Laws ... 301 Bibliography ... 304 Index ... 340

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This book is a careful study of Simplicius In de caelo 2.10-12 in the context of challenges to late-ancient Platonism raised by John Philoponus. It will be valuable to scholars interested in the efforts of the Athenian Platonists to create a synthesis of the thought of Plato, Aristotle and Ptolemy, in the history of ancient Greek astronomy and its sources, and in the historiography of early science. Nathan Sidoli, Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2014.03.62.

Author Information

Mieke van der Linden, Ph.D (2014), is senior researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law. She has published a dissertation, book chapters and articles on the legacy of Africa's colonization in international law, including 'The Inextricable Connection between Historical Consciousness and International Law: New Imperialism, the International Court of Justice and its Interpretation of the Inter-temporal Rule' (in: C. Binder et al., 2014 ESIL Conference Proceedings, vol. 5. Oxford: forthcoming) and 'The Euro-Centric Nature of International Law, A Legacy from New Imperialism' (in: D. De ruysscher et al (eds.), Legal History, Moving in New Directions. Antwerp: 2015, pp. 413-427).

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