Right of Conquest The Acquisition of Territory by Force in International Law and Practice

Name: Right of Conquest The Acquisition of Territory by Force in International Law and Practice
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ISBN: 9780198280071

ISBN-10: 0198280076

ISBN-13: 9780198280071

Edition: 1996

Authors: Sharon Korman

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This is an enquiry into the place of the right of conquest in international relations since the early sixteenth century, and the causes and consequences of its demise in the twentieth century. It was a recognized principle of international law until the early years of this century that a state that emerges victorious in a war is entitled to claim sovereignty over territory which it has taken possession. Sharon Korman shows how the First World War--which led to the rise of self-determination and to calls for the prohibition of way--prompted the reconstruction of international law and the consequent abolition of the title by conquest. her conclusion, which highglights the merits and degects…

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List price: $250.00
Copyright year: 1996
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 12/5/1996
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 352
Size: 5.67" wide x 8.82" long x 0.98" tall
Weight: 1.276
Language: English



Acknowledgements


Abbreviations


Introduction



The Right of Conquest in Traditional International Law and Practice



The Theoretical Background to the Right of Conquest



The Right of Conquest in Relations Between European States and 'Barbarian' Political Communities



The Right of Conquest in Relations Between States Comprising International Society


Conditions for the Validity of Title by Conquest



The Demise of the Right of Conquest in the Twentieth Century



The Moral Turning-Point of the First World War: Self-Determination and the Non-Annexation Principle



Legal Developments Regarding the Acquisition of Territory by Conquest



International Reactions to the Acquisition of Territory by Force After 1945: Five Case-studies


Conclusion Continuing Problems Regarding the Abolition of the Right of Conquest


Bibliography


Index