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The Right of Conquest: The Acquisition of Territory by Force in International Law and Practice
The Right of Conquest The Acquisition of Territory by Force in International Law and Practice Author:Sharon Korman This is an enquiry into the place of the right of conquest in international relations since the early sixteenth century, and the causes and consequences of its demise in the twentieth century. Sharon Korman shows how the First World War prompted the reconstruction of international law and the consequent abolition of the title by conquest. Her co... more »nclusion, which highglights the merits and degects of the modern law as a vehicle for discouraging war by denying the title to the conqueror, challenges many of the assumptions that have come to constitute part of the conventional wisdom of our times.« less