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In this original work Anthony Carty traces the legal origins of the conquest and settlement of Ireland. Beginning with the incursions of the twelfth century, Carty uses the international law concepts of conquest and colonisation to decipher why the Normans, and later the English and the British, believed they had a right to occupy Ireland. The legal argument that the association with Britain is based on consent is also examined. Carty demonstrates that modern-day questions on Ireland - such as whether the majority in Northern Ireland can assert for themselves the right of self-determination and whether the Catholic nationalists can achieve liberation from the United Kingdom - can be informed by an understanding of international law. Throughout the book Carty's argument is that law is not a stand-alone pragmatic activity, but requires an independent stance critical to those in power.
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- PublisherPluto Press
- Publication date1996
- ISBN 10 0745307221
- ISBN 13 9780745307220
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages212
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Was Ireland Conquered?: International Law and the Irish Question
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Pluto Press, London, 1996
ISBN 10: 0745307221
ISBN 13: 9780745307220
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Trade Paperback. Condition: Mint. First Edition. This copy is in mint, unread condition, bright, white, tight and square, in illustrated card covers as issued. Is it legitimate for the majority of the population of the North of Ireland to impose a veto on the reunification of the island? In turn is it legitimate for the Irish Republic to claim an historic title to the North as part of a land taken by force whose liberation remains to be completed. The Protestant position is that Ireland was never "conquered". The Catholic version is that the English invaded in what was just another instance of colonial expansion. Tony Carty is an international lawyer who tackles these questions as issues of public international law. The book is a detailed analysis of the shifting social, political and legal context of Irish history, from the initial medieval developments, through the movement towards Protestant ascendancy in the 16th and 17th centuries, to the growth of the ideology of national self-determination and the political significance which confronts issues central to the Irish struggle from a legal perspective which has often been ignored. Ref RR3. Seller Inventory # 014929
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