Die ungleichen völkerrechtlichen Verträge des 19. Jahrhunderts und der europäische Kolonialismus

What is it about?

This is a brief summary of the argument that many of the so-called unequal treaties of the nineteenth century were part and parcel of the ideology of colonial rule in that these treaties discriminated against many states in Africa and Asia and were thus used to provide a juridical basis for colonial rule

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Why is it important?

The intercoennectedness of international law with colonial rule has so far not been systematically examined.