Determining Boundaries in a Conflicted World

by Lalonde, Suzanne N.

• ISBN13: 9780773524248
• ISBN10: 077352424X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-02-01
• Publisher: McGill Queens Univ

Summary

She argues that nothing justifies conferring such a binding status on the principle and that the uti possidetis applied in Yugoslavia was an entirely new version that can derive no legitimacy from colonial precedents. While the doctrine may have considerable utility in some cases, it is only principle among many that must be considered if future disputes are to be resolved so as to promote long term peace and stability. Lalonde sounds a cautionary note, showing that the idea that uti possidetis provides a one-size-fits-all, legally incontestable solution to all territorial disputes is an illusion.

Author Biography

Suzanne Lalonde is professor of international law, Faculte de droit, Universite de Montreal.

Table of Contents

Abbreviations	ix
Preface	xi
Acknowledgments	xiii
Introduction	3	(7)
The Origins of Uti Possidetis	10	(14)
Uti Possidetis in Latin America	24	(37)
Post-1918 Europe and the Near East	61	(42)
Africa	103	(35)
The Doctrine on the Stability of Boundaries	138	(34)
Yugoslavia and Quebec	172	(58)
Conclusion	230	(25)
Appendices
1 Latin America: Constitutions and Treaties Consulted	241	(10)
2 The Aland Islands	251	(1)
3 Ottoman Administrative Divisions	252	(1)
4 The Semakh Triangle	253	(2)
Notes	255	(64)
Bibliography	319	(22)
Index	341