Sovereignty, Territory and the International Lawyer's Dilemma

A historical perspective of the rules of territorial acquisition and of Antarctic sovereignty provides a basis for an examination of the conflict between international law and state sovereignty. While there may not be any immediate redress against the unlawful action of powerful states, the evolutio...

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Published in:Osgoode Hall Law Journal
Main Author: Greig, Donald W.
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spelling ftyorkunivohls:oai:digitalcommons.osgoode.yorku.ca:ohlj-1828 2025-06-15T14:11:43+00:00 Sovereignty, Territory and the International Lawyer's Dilemma Greig, Donald W. 1988-01-01T08:00:00Z application/pdf https://digitalcommons.osgoode.yorku.ca/ohlj/vol26/iss1/5 https://doi.org/10.60082/2817-5069.1828 https://digitalcommons.osgoode.yorku.ca/context/ohlj/article/1828/viewcontent/11_26OsgoodeHallLJ127_1988_.pdf unknown Osgoode Digital Commons https://digitalcommons.osgoode.yorku.ca/ohlj/vol26/iss1/5 https://digitalcommons.osgoode.yorku.ca/context/ohlj/article/1828/viewcontent/11_26OsgoodeHallLJ127_1988_.pdf http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Osgoode Hall Law Journal Conflict of laws Sovereignty Territorial expansion International Law text 1988 ftyorkunivohls https://doi.org/10.60082/2817-5069.1828 2025-05-28T03:36:41Z A historical perspective of the rules of territorial acquisition and of Antarctic sovereignty provides a basis for an examination of the conflict between international law and state sovereignty. While there may not be any immediate redress against the unlawful action of powerful states, the evolution of international law provides a value system and rule-making capacity which does not grant legitimacy to such actions. Text Antarc* Antarctic Unknown Antarctic Osgoode Hall Law Journal 26 1 127 175
spellingShingle Conflict of laws
Sovereignty
Territorial expansion
International Law
Greig, Donald W.
Sovereignty, Territory and the International Lawyer's Dilemma
title Sovereignty, Territory and the International Lawyer's Dilemma
title_full Sovereignty, Territory and the International Lawyer's Dilemma
title_fullStr Sovereignty, Territory and the International Lawyer's Dilemma
title_full_unstemmed Sovereignty, Territory and the International Lawyer's Dilemma
title_short Sovereignty, Territory and the International Lawyer's Dilemma
title_sort sovereignty, territory and the international lawyer's dilemma
topic Conflict of laws
Sovereignty
Territorial expansion
International Law
topic_facet Conflict of laws
Sovereignty
Territorial expansion
International Law
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