Overview

The purpose of this volume is dual. The first is to provide information about the question of the role that doctrines and practices of international law have played in the emergence and persistence of the phenomenon of socio-cultural fragmentation, and therefore of inter-group conflict, within African states. The second is to provide original thought about the ways in which, prompted by the emergent turn in our time to minority and group rights, international law and multilateral African states have begun the long journey toward modifying those doctrines and practices that have led to such unfortunate results. The book is not, however, limited in scope by its utilization of Africa as a case study. The book's core is based on analysis of traditional and contemporary international legal doctrines and practices, their effects in specific contexts, as well as on the role of multilateral institutions in the prevention of internecine conflict within established states. It is hoped that, with the use of African states as case studies, the book will be a contribution to the advancement of scholarly knowledge regarding the general question of the relationship among the doctrines of international law, the activities of multilateral institutions, and the management of the problems of fragmentation and internecine strife within established states the world over. This volume should be relevant to international lawyers, specialists in international politics, diplomats, theorists, minority and group rights scholars, historians and human rights activists in general. It should be particularly relevant to the African studies specialist, the statesman and the diplomat.

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Author:   Obiora Chinedu Okafor
Publisher:   Kluwer Law International
Imprint:   Kluwer Law International
Volume:   36
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.544kg
ISBN:  

9789041113535

ISBN 10:   9041113533
Pages:   236
Publication Date:   01 January 2000
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements. 1. The Conceptual Framework and Methodology of the Study. 2. On the Ontology of the Crisis of Legitimate Statehood in Africa. 3. The Concept of Legitimate Statehood in the International System and the Problem of Socio-Cultural Fragmentation Within Established States. 4. The Contribution of Certain International Legal and Institutional Attitudes to Internecine Conflict Within Established African States. 5. International Law, Multilateral African Institutions, and the Prevention of Internecine Conflict Within Established African States. 6. The Conclusions and Recommendations of the Study. Bibliography. Index.

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' This one makes a noteworthy addition to the philosophical literature because of its emphasis on tradional norms as applied to the African Continent.' <br> ASIL Newsletter, July 2000.

' This one makes a noteworthy addition to the philosophical literature because of its emphasis on tradional norms as applied to the African Continent.' ASIL Newsletter, July 2000.

'This one makes a noteworthy addition to the philosophical literature because of its emphasis on tradional norms as applied to the African Continent.' ASIL Newsletter, July 2000.

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