Boundaries and secession in Africa and international law challenging Uti Possidetis

Based on author's thesis (Doctoral - University of Leicesester, 2013) under title: The African territorial regime : establishing its customary existence and arguing for its augmentation by a right to egalitarian secession

Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-281) and index.

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.