Title: Boundaries and Secession in Africa and International Law
Description: The Frontier Dispute case and applying uti possidetis to Africa -- The rule of intangibility of inherited frontiers -- The conventional obligation to respect the territorial status quo -- The customary rule of respecting the territorial status quoce -- The changes made in international law by the African custom -- Current justifications for secession in Africa -- Domination as a possible instance for a right to external self-determination -- Towards a right to egalitarian self-determination -- Conclusion
Subjects: Customary law, africa, State succession, Africa, history, Boundaries, Uti possidetis (International law), LAW / International, International Customary law