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Record Nr.

UNINA9910460794703321

Autore

Strauss Michael John <1953->

Titolo

Territorial leasing in diplomacy and international law / / by Michael J. Strauss

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden, The Netherlands : , : Koninklijke Brill, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

90-04-29362-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x-256 pages)

Disciplina

341.4/2

Soggetti

Leased territories

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- 1 Territorial Leases and Servitudes -- 2 Conceptual Sources -- 3 Historical Sources -- 4 Leases and Sovereignty Today -- 5 Structural Components -- 6 Administration of Leased Territories -- 7 Problematic Provisions -- 8 Altering and Ending Leases -- 9 Post-Termination Issues -- 10 War and Occupation -- 11 Modern Trends in Territorial Leasing -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

Territorial Leasing in Diplomacy and International Law focuses on an unexplored but relatively common practice in which states reallocate their rights on territory without altering formal boundaries or resorting to definitive cessions. As products of diplomacy, leases address a frequent situation that, in extreme cases, can lead to war: the desire by more than one state to exercise sovereign authority in the same place. As instruments of international law, they paradoxically reinforce the territorial integrity of states while raising questions about the nature of their sovereignty. This book draws from a large number of leases to examine the practice from historic to modern times, describing their elements in detail and assessing them from both political and legal perspectives.