The Falklands/Malvinas Case: Breaking the Deadlock in the Anglo-Argentine Sovereignty Dispute

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Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2001 - 311 Seiten
The dispute over the South Atlantic islands that Britain calls the Falklands and Argentina claims as the Islas Malvinas has its own unique features, but the legal and political problems at its center, the tension between sovereignty based on prior title, the principle of territorial integrity, and the right of "a people" to self-determination are core issues in many of the other difficult conflicts that beset our rapidly changing world. This book presents a comprehensive analysis of the Falklands/Malvinas dispute and offers concrete suggestions for a new approach to its resolution. The author reviews the long and complex legal history of the islands, from the papal bulls of the fifteenth century and the diplomatic maneuverings of the European colonial powers to the break-up of empires and the evolution of the concept of self-determination. He also describes more recent developments in detail: the role of the United Nations, the failed negotiations that preceded military conflict in 1982, and the profound changes that have occurred in the islands since then. The Falklands War did not resolve the dispute between Britain and Argentina; after a period of stalemate, new initiatives are emerging, new proposals are being offered. The author argues that the opportunity now exists for all three partiesArgentina, Britain, and the islandersto get beyond outdated assumptions and rigidly held positions and construct a new framework for discussions and negotiations, one based on the real and present mutual interests of all concerned. This book makes an important contribution not only to the ongoing debate on the fate of the Falklands/Malvinas but also to the field of international law and conflictresolution.

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THE FALKLAND ISLANDS MALVINAS
7
Settlement land ownership and transportation
16
France transfers its colony to Spain
29
The first world crisis over the FalklandsMalvinas
36
Britain evacuates Port Egmont
50
Britain returns to the islands
63
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66
SELFDETERMINATION
95
56
116
ANGLOARGENTINE NEGOTIATIONS
121
POSTWAR DEVELOPMENTS
165
A NEW FRAMEWORK TO RESOLVE
207
NOTES
235
BIBLIOGRAPHY
299
INDEX
309
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