The Acquisition of Africa (1870-1914) The Nature of International Law (Volume 20/8)

Over recent decades, the responsibility for the past actions of the European colonial powers in relation to their former colonies has been subject to a lively debate. In this book, the question of the responsibility under international law of former colonial States is addressed. Such a legal respons...

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Main Author: van der Linden, Mieke (auth)
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Language:English
Published: Brill 2016
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