Author | Blum, Yehuda Z. author |
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Title | Historic Titles in International Law [electronic resource] / by Yehuda Z. Blum |
Imprint | Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 1965 |
Connect to | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-0699-1 |
Descript | XXIV, 360 p. online resource |
I. Introduction -- 1. The acquisition of territory: the evolution of the modern concept -- 2. The acquisition of territory: the differing approach of academic and practising lawyers -- 3. The various modes of acquiring territory โ Classification -- 4. Plan of the work -- II. Prescription in International Law -- 5. The distinction between acquisitive prescription and extinctive prescription -- 6. Prescription as a private law concept -- 7. Private law concepts in international law -- 8. Divergence of the definition of prescription between the continental and English legal systems -- 9. Prescription in municipal law โ Roman law -- 10. Prescription in municipal law โ English law -- 11. Prescription in municipal law โ Conclusions -- 12. Doctrinal reasons for the existence of prescription in international law -- 13. The existence of prescription in international law ? Opinions of writers -- 14. The existence of prescription in international law โ Judicial decisions rendered by international tribunals -- 15. The existence of prescription in international law โ Judicial decisions rendered by municipal courts -- 16. The existence of prescription in international law โ Practice of States -- III. Acquiescence as the Juridical Basis of an Historic Title -- 17. General -- 18. The creation of a customary rule of international law โ The generality of practice and the time element -- 19. The creation of a customary rule of international law โ Opinio jurisand acquiescence -- 20. The consensual basis of customary international law -- 21. Recognition and acquiescence -- 22. The role of the time element in the creation of special customary or โhistoricโ rights -- 23. Some historic rights viewed as remainders of more extensive ancient rights -- 24. Non-exclusive historic rights -- 25. Acquiescence versus prescription as the legal basis of historic rights -- 26. Acquiescence as the juridical basis of historic rights โ Opinions of writers -- 27. Acquiescence as the juridical basis of historic rights โ Opinions of learned bodies -- 28. Acquiescence as the juridical basis of historic rights โ Decisions of international tribunals -- 29. Acquiescence as the juridical basis of historic rights โ Decisions of municipal courts -- 30. Acquiescence as the juridical basis of historic rights โ State practice -- 31. Acquiescence and estoppel -- IV. The Requirements for the Formation of an Historic Title and its Constituent Elements -- 32. Introductory -- 33. Effective display of State authority โ General -- 34. Effective display of State authority โ The notion of continuity in respect of territorial situations -- 35. Effective display of State authority โ Intention and will to act as sovereign -- 36. Effective display of State authority โ Manifestations of State sovereignty -- 37. Effective display of State authority โ Possession ร titre de souverain -- 38. Acquiescence in the display of State authority โ General -- 39. Acquiescence in the display of State authority โ The meaning of โacquiescenceโ -- 40. Notoriety of territorial situations -- 41. Is notification a prerequisite of notoriety? -- 42. Constructive knowledge -- 43. The plea of excusable ignorance -- 44. The relevance of protest to the formation of an historic title -- 45. The conditions for the validity of a protest -- 46. Anticipatory protest -- 47. Protest as a bar to the acquisition of an historic title -- 48. The repetition of protest -- 49. The relevance of the protest of a single State -- 50. Lack of protest does not always indicate acquiescence -- 51. The geographical element in the formation of an historic title -- 52. The role of โlegitimate interestsโ in the formation of an historic title -- 53. The role of the time element in the formation of an historic title -- V. Miscellaneous Problems of Interpretation and Evidence Relating to the Acquisition of an Historic Title -- 54. General -- 55. The application of intertemporal law in the interpretation of an historic title -- 56. The selection, of the โcritical dateโ -- 56. 57. The relative strength of competing claims -- 58. The burden of proving an historic title -- 59. Strict geographical interpretation of an historic title -- VI. Juridical Aspects Specifically Related to the Formation of Maritime Historic Titles -- 60. General -- 61. The impact of the principle of the freedom of the high seas on the formation of maritime historic rights -- 62. What is international acquiescence? -- 63. Manifestations of State authority over maritime areas -- 64. Historic waters โ Historic bays in general -- 65. Can multinational bays be claimed as historic bays? -- 66. The effects of territorial changes along the coast of a bay -- 67. Historic waters other than historic bays โ Historic rights of delimitation -- 68. Historic waters other than historic bays โ Water areas lying within and around island formations -- 69. Historic waters other than historic bays โ Historic rights to a greater breadth of the territorial sea -- 70. The juridical status of historic waters โ Historic waters are internal waters -- 71. The juridical status of historic waters โ The distinction between internal inland waters and internal non-inland waters -- 72. The juridical status of historic waters โ Multinational bays -- 73. Non-exclusive historic rights over maritime areas -- 74. Historic rights of fishing -- 75. Are claims to the sea-bed and subsoil of an โhistoricโ character ? -- 76. Sedentary fisheries as historic rights -- VII. Conclusions -- 77. Consolidation as the legal root of historic titles -- 78. Critical appraisal of the doctrine of historic titles -- Appendix โ Uti possidetis in international law -- Selected bibliography -- Index of Names -- General Indepc