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Oyekan et al. v. Adele.

British Commonwealth (Judicial Committee of the Privy Council).  26 June 1957 .

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2021

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Abstract

States as international persons — Composite and dependent States — British Commonwealth of Nations — Treaty of Cession between the Docemo King of Lagos and the British Crown, 1861 — Interpretation of — Rights retained by native inhabitants under the Treaty.

State Territory — Acquisition of territorial sovereignty — Cession — Treaty of Cession — Interpretation of Treaty — “Act of State” principle In English law — Rights retained by native Inhabitants under the Treaty — Subsequent local Ordinance as indicative of effect of Treaty — Treaty of Cession between the Docemo King of Lagos and the British Crown, 1861.

Keywords

States as international personsState Territory
Type
Case Report
Information
International Law Reports , Volume 26 , 1963 , pp. 108 - 113
Copyright
© Cambridge University Press 1963

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