Cover -- Series -- Britain and International Law in West Africa -- Copyright -- Series Editor's Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Table of Contents -- Maps -- Introduction: Britain and International Law in West Africa -- 1. The Changing Legal Patterns of Anglo-African Relations (1807-40) -- 2. British Legal Strategies and the Abolition of the Slave Trade -- 3. Extraterritorial Jurisdiction and the Dawn of the Protectorate -- 4. Benevolent Aggression and Exemplary Violence in West Africa
5. International Law and the Settlement of Disputes with Regard to West Africa on the Eve of the Scramble (1840-84) -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary
This book provides an in-depth contextual analysis of the role of international law in the growth of British presence in West Africa during the early- and mid-nineteenth century. It highlights this period as an important experimentation phase which saw the genesis of the treaties that have now become associated with the Scramble for Africa
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on December 16, 2020)
