International Legal Order's Colour Line: Racism, Racial Discrimination, and the Making of International Law

by SCHABAS

Prior to the twentieth century, international law was predominantly written by and for the 'civilised nations' of the white Global North. It justified doctrines of racial inequality and effectively drew a colour line that excluded citizens of the Global South and persons of African descent from participating in international law-making while subjecting them to colonialism and the slave trade.

The International Legal Order's Colour Line narrates...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0197744478
• ISBN13: 9780197744475
• Release Date: August 2023
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 1.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.4" x 9.5"