Contents
South West Africa
The Legal History of South West Africa
This section provides an overview of South West Africa
Voting Procedure on Questions Relating to Reports and Petitions Concerning the Territory of South-west Africa
Embracing mainstream international law, this section on voting procedure on questions relating to reports and petitions concerning the territory of south-west africa explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here.
Resources
See Also
- Legal System
- Country
- Jurisdiction
- Immigration
- Consulate
Resources
Further Reading
- The entry “voting procedure on questions relating to reports and petitions concerning the territory of south-west africa” in the Parry and Grant Encyclopaedic Dictionary of International Law (currently, the Encyclopaedic Dictionary of International Law, 2009), Oxford University Press
Resources
See Also
- Legal Biography
- Legal Traditions
- Historical Laws
- History of Law
Further Reading
- South West Africa in the Oxford International Encyclopedia of Legal History (Oxford University Press)
- The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Political and Legal History (Oxford University Press)
- South West Africa in the Dictionary of Concepts in History, by Harry Ritter
- A Short History of Western Legal Theory, by John Kelly
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