{"product_id":"boundaries-and-secession-in-africa-and-international-law-9781107117983","title":"Boundaries and Secession in Africa and International Law","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book challenges the central assumption of the law of territory by establishing that uti possidetis is not a general principle of law, and arguing that African customary rules were generated. It includes in-depth coverage of African secession, with issues of human rights law, self-determination and political science presented in a new light.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction; Part I. The African Territorial Regime: 1. The Frontier Dispute case and applying uti possidetis to Africa; 2. The rule of intangibility of inherited frontiers; 3. The conventional obligation to respect the territorial status quo; 4. The customary rule of respecting the territorial status quo; 5. The changes made in international law by the African custom; Part II. Towards an Exception to the African Rule Against Secession: 6. Current justifications for secession in Africa; 7. Domination as a possible instance for a right to external self-determination; 8. Towards a right to egalitarian self-determination; 9. Conclusion.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768974475607,"sku":"9781107117983","price":95.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781107117983.jpg?v=1758719219","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/boundaries-and-secession-in-africa-and-international-law-9781107117983","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}