Essays about: "Gerard Farrell"

Found 1 essay containing the words Gerard Farrell.

  1. 1. The Vienna Convention of 1983: context, failure and aftermath

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för ABM

    Author : Gerard Farrell; [2021]
    Keywords : Vienna Convention of 1983; Disputed archives; Decolonisation; Neocolonialism; Third World; international law; codification; UNESCO; ILC; ‘Migrated Archives’; Algeria; Kenya; Wienkonventionen 1983; omstridda arkiv; avkolonisering; neokolonialism; tredje världen; internationell rätt; kodifikation; UNESCO; ILC; ’Migrated Archives’; Algeriet; Kenya;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the Vienna Convention on succession of States in respect of State Property, Archives and Debts, which was adopted in 1983 but subsequently failed to enter into force as too few states ratified it. Attention is given to the section of the Convention concerned specifically with the fate of archives in state succession, and the reasons why most of the major western nations, in particular those who had formerly or still possessed colonies, voted against the text. READ MORE