OUVRAGE : M.G. Kohen, M. Hébié (eds.), Research Handbook on Territorial Disputes in International Law

Marcelo G. KOHEN, Mamadou HÉBIÉ

Despite globalization and the increasingly transnational character of human activities, territorial disputes remain a significant source of tensions in international relations and constitute a large share of inter-state cases brought before international tribunals and courts. The Research Handbook on Territorial Disputes in International Law analyses the concepts, technical rules, and norms applicable to territorial disputes.

Territorial disputes remain a significant source of tension in international relations, representing an important share of interstate cases brought before international tribunals and courts. Analysing the international law applicable to the assessment of territorial claims and the settlement of related disputes, this Research Handbook provides a systematic exposition and in-depth discussions of the relevant key concepts, principles, rules, and techniques.

Combining extensive knowledge from across international law, Marcelo Kohen and Mamadou Hébié expertly unite a multinational group of contributors to provide a go-to resource for the settlement of territorial disputes. The different chapters discuss the process through which states establish sovereignty over a territory, and review the different titles of territorial sovereignty, the relation between titles and effectivités, as well as the relevance of state conduct. Select chapters focus on the impact of foundational principles of international law such as the principle of territorial integrity, the right of self-determination and the prohibition of the threat or use of force on territorial disputes. Finally, technical rules that are crucial for the assessment of territorial claims, especially the techniques of intertemporal law and critical date, as well as evidentiary rules, are presented.

An essential resource for practitioners, international law academics and public officials including judges and arbitrators, this Research Handbook is a highly original collection of scholarship and research on territorial disputes and their settlement.


CONTENTS

Introduction to the Research Handbook on Territorial Disputes in International Law, Marcelo G. Kohen, Mamadou Hébié

1. Marcelo G. Kohen, Mamadou Hébié, Territorial conflicts and their international legal framework

PART I. THE ESTABLISHMENT OF TITLE OF SOVEREIGNTY OVER A TERRITORY

2. Mamadou Hébié, The acquisition of original titles of territorial sovereignty in the law and practice of European colonial expansion
3. Mamadou Hébié, The acquisition of derivative titles of territorial sovereignty in the law and practice of European colonial expansion
4. Marcelo G. Kohen, Titles and Effectivités in Territorial Disputes
5. Kate Parlett, State conduct in territorial disputes beyond effectivités: Recognition, acquiescence, renunciation and estoppel
6. Giuseppe Nesi, Boundaries

PART II. THE IMPACT OF FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF INTERNATIONAL LAW

7. Pierre Klein, Vaios Koutroulis, Territorial disputes and the use of force
8. Seokwoo Lee, Territorial settlements in peace treaties
9. Mariano J. Aznar, The human factor in territorial disputes
10. Theodore Christakis, Aristoteles Constantinides, Territorial disputes in the context of secessionist conflicts

PART III. TECHNICAL RULES IN TERRITORIAL DISPUTES SETTLEMENT

11. Giovanni Distefano, Time factor and territorial disputes
12. Katherine Del Mar, Evidence in territorial disputes

Conclusion, Marcelo G. Kohen, Mamadou Hébié

Bibliography
Index

Marcelo G. KOHEN, Mamadou HÉBIÉ (eds.), Research Handbook on Territorial Disputes in International Law, Cheltenham, Elgar, 2018 (520 pp.)