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Statehood, Territory, and International Spaces
Author(s): Giovanni Distefano (Author)
- Publisher: Brill | Nijhoff
- Publication Date: November 14, 2024
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 396 pages
- ISBN-10: 9004708588
- ISBN-13: 9789004708587
Book Description
Statehood, territory and international spaces are at the heart of a specific branch of international law: the international law of territory. International territorial disputes and their settlement are investigated from the standpoint of legal titles: acquisition and loss of territorial sovereignty, use of force (annexation, conquest), the right of peoples to self-determination (and secession), ius cogens norms etc. The existence, among others, of de facto states, puppet states, ‘drowning’ and ‘failed’ States shows the Protean character of statehood. Peculiar territorial regimes are likewise examined: international administration, leases, servitudes, protectorates, international cities and territories, as well as the League of Nations Mandates and the United Nations Trusteeship system.
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About the Author
Giovanni Distefano, Ph.D. (2000, Geneva), is Professor of Public International Law at the University of Neuchâtel and at the Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights (Geneva). He has published and edited books, including Fundamentals of Public International Law (Brill, 2019) and International Law and the Use of Force: Enchaining Ares (Brill, 2024).
