Chapter 2: The acquisition of original titles of territorial sovereignty in the law and practice of European colonial expansion
Mamadou Hébié
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Published:
26 Oct 2018
Page Range:
36–86
Collection:
Law 2018
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781782546870.00010
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In this chapter, Mamadou Hébié examines whether colonial powers established territorial sovereignty during colonial expansion through original titles. This chapter analyses the legal significance of papal bulls, discovery, symbolic acts, occupation and effective occupation in the light of the international practice relating to colonialism. It determines which territories were concerned as terrae nullius, and inquires whether the right of local political entities to the sovereignty over their territories was recognized.

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Cover Research Handbook on Territorial Disputes in International Law
Research Handbook on Territorial Disputes in International Law
Edited by Marcelo G. Kohen and Mamadou Hébié
Handbook
Published:
26 Oct 2018
Print ISBN:
9781782546863
eISBN:
9781782546870
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781782546870
Pages:
520
Collection:
Law 2018
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