1st Edition

Territorial Disputes in the Americas International Law and Politics

By Jorge Emilio Núñez Copyright 2026
310 Pages
by Routledge

310 Pages
by Routledge

Territorial disputes are intricate, shaped by historical, legal, geopolitical, social, cultural and other factors. This book uses a multidimensional approach to assess real case scenarios across the Americas, individually and collectively. The work evaluates a selected sample of these disputes, tracing origins to colonial histories, unclear border demarcations or uncharted lands, and challenges... Read more

Part One

Chapter 1: Territorial disputes in the Americas

Chapter 2: Sovereignty and territorial disputes

Chapter 3: Pluralism of pluralisms and the multidimensional approach

Part Two

Chapter 4: Common roots to the territorial disputes in the Americas

Chapter 5: Ongoing European influence in the Americas

Chapter 6: Neo-colonialism and colonial mindset

Chapter 7: Americans versus Americans

Chapter 8: Indigenous rights and implanted populations

Part Three

Chapter 9: Territorial claims over Antarctica

Chapter 10: Conclusive remarks, limitations and future implications

Biography

Jorge Emilio Núñez is Reader/Associate Professor in Jurisprudence, Political Philosophy and International Relations at Manchester Law School, UK, and Visiting Professor at Facultad de Ciencias Jurídicas y Sociales, UNLP, Argentina.