International Territorial Administration: How Trusteeship and the Civilizing Mission Never Went Away

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Ralph Wilde (, Reader and Vice Dean for Research, Faculty of Laws, University College London, University of London)

International Territorial Administration

How Trusteeship and the Civilizing Mission Never Went Away

Ralph Wilde (, Reader and Vice Dean for Research, Faculty of Laws, University College London, University of London)

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Oxford University Press
30 September 2010

Public administration; International relations; United Nations & UN agencies; International law of territory & statehood; International humanitarian law; International courts & procedures

Trusteeship and the civilizing mission in international relations did not end with the emergence of the self-determination entitlement that led to decolonization in the second half of the 20th century. International organizations, whose modern form emerged during the height of colonialism, took on the 'civilizing' role in the 'post-colonial' era, internationalizing trusteeship and re-legitimizing it as a feature of international public policy into the bargain. Through analysis of the history of and purposes associated with the involvement of international organizations in territorial administration, such as the UN missions in Kosovo and East Timor, a comparison between this activity and colonial trusteeship, the Mandate and Trusteeship arrangements, and an exploration of the modern ideas of international law and public policy that underpin and legitimize contemporary interventions, this book relates a new history of the concept of international trusteeship.

From British colonialist Lord Lugard's 'dual mandate' to the 'state-building' agenda of the High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Lord Ashdown, wide-ranging links between the complex peace operations of today and the civilizing mission of the colonial era are established, offering a historical, political, and legal framework within which the legitimacy of, and challenges faced by, complex interventions can be appraised. This new history of international trusteeship raises important questions about the role of international law and organizations in facilitating relations of dominations and tutelage, and suggests that the contemporary significance of the self-determination entitlement needs to be re-evaluated.

By: Ralph Wilde ( Reader and Vice Dean for Research Faculty of Laws University College London University of London)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 37mm
Weight: 942g
ISBN: 9780199577897
ISBN 10: 0199577897
Pages: 640
Publication Date: 30 September 2010
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1: A New Field of Analysis 2: The Institution of International Territorial Administration 3: The Idea of International Territorial Sovereignty 4: Host Territories - States and State Territories 5: Host Territories - Self-Determination Units 6: Establishing the Policy Institution: Purposive Analysis 7: Implementing International Law and Policy 8: Colonialism and Trusteeship Redux? Imperial Connections, Historical Evolution, and Legitimation in the 'Post-Colonial' Era 9: Analysing International Territorial Administration

Dr Ralph Wilde is a Reader at the Faculty of Laws of University College London, part of the University of London, and an Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University Law Center. He is Joint Secretary of the British Branch of the International Law Association (ILA) and a member of the ILA Executive Council and the ILA international research Committees on State Succession and Human Rights Law and Practice. He was formerly the Henry Fellow and a Visiting Scholar at Yale Law School, a Visiting Professor at the University of Texas School of Law, and a Research Fellow of the Leverhulme Trust (UK). He is a member of the Advisory Board of the Centre for International Courts and Tribunals, UCL, a Trustee and member of the Management Committee of the Advice on Individual Rights in Europe (AIRE) Centre, London, and Co-Chair of the International Organizations Interest Group at the American Society of International Law.

Reviews for International Territorial Administration: How Trusteeship and the Civilizing Mission Never Went Away

`'Dr. Wilde's review of the nature and purposes of international territorial administration is definitely a must read. Dr. Wilde has carried out extensive and well documented analysis of this mechanism demonstrating his deep knowledge of international territorial administration projects. The link made between international territorial administration projects and other institutions of international law which are now seen as illegitimate (e.g. colonialism) raises very interesting and important questions about the legitimacy of contemporary international territorial administration projects. This is definitely an element to be considered to ensure that this practice remains acceptable to the international community. ' Vincent Roobaert, NATO Legal Gazette `... an admirably thorough analysis of ITA, which takes account of all the major scholarship on the subject, together with a highly original though not entirely uncontentious interpretation of this intriguing historical phenomenonit endeavours-and succeeds-in shifting our perspective on a familiar topic. It is an important book that deserves wide readership.' Richard Caplan, University of Oxford, The British Yearbook of International Law, issue 79

Winner of American Society of International Law Certificate of Merit 2009.
Winner of WINNER OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF INTERNATIONAL LAW CERTIFICATE OF MERIT 2009.