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The United Nations and Decolonization: The Role of Afro — Asia

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  1. Yassin El-Ayouty

    1. St. John’s University, New York, USA

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XXIX
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  2. Ideological Background of the Interpretation of the United Nations Role Toward Non-Self-Governing Territories

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The Effects of World War II on the Afro-Asian Position at the San Francisco Conference

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      Pages 3-28

    3. The Declaration Regarding Non-Self-Governing Territories and the Concepts of International Responsibility for Colonial Administration

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      Pages 29-63

  4. The United Nations’ Method of Procedure for Dealing with the Non-Self-Governing Territories

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      Pages 143-143
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    2. The Afro-Asian Emphasis on the General Assembly’s Competence in the Determination of Non-Self-Governing Territories

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      Pages 145-206

    3. The New Afro-Asian Formula for Swift Decolonization and the Follow-Up of Chapter XI

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      Pages 207-217

  5. Conclusions and Developments Since 1963

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      Pages 219-219
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    2. Recapitulation of the Main Afro-Asian Contributions

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      Pages 221-232

    3. Developments from 1963 to 1970

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      Pages 233-241

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 243-288
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About this book

When the United Nations' Charter was signed in San Francisco in 1945, the number of African member states of the Organisation was only 4. By the end of 1960 it had risen to 22. Today it is 41. How has this come about? The answer is given in this valuable book by Dr. Yassin EI-Ayouty. The handful of Asian and African countries who had the privilege of foundation membership made it their business to see to it that their brethren who were still under the colonial yoke attained their freedom and independence as soon as possible and, in the meanwhile, that they were treated with decency and fairness by their colonial masters. It was a tough assignment. The struggle was long, requiring a great deal of patience and endurance. It was at times fierce, requiring much dogged resolution. It also called for the deployment of intellectual agility ofthe highest order. Fortunately all these qualities were available in the rep­ resentatives of Asia and Africa who led the great struggle. These dis­ tinguished delegates also demonstrated a wonderful degree of solidarity which has, happily, become an Afro-Asian tradition at the United Nations. The battle began even before the Organisation had itself become a fact. It would have been a more difficult struggle, had there been no provision in the Charter at all in respect of colonies, by whatever name called.

Authors and Affiliations

  • St. John’s University, New York, USA

    Yassin El-Ayouty

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The United Nations and Decolonization: The Role of Afro — Asia

  • Authors: Yassin El-Ayouty

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-7525-8

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Martinus Nijhoff, The Hague, Netherlands 1971

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-247-5021-4Published: 31 July 1971

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-011-7525-8Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 315

  • Topics: Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law

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