Forji Amin, George ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3087-0296 (2023) The Third World and Nature of World Order. In: Forji Amin, George ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3087-0296, (ed.) International Law and the History of Resource Extraction in Africa. Routledge

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Abstract

The act of political independence was perceived as having failed to translate into economic sovereignty. According to one observer, many African, Asian, and Latin American states were in particular sensitive not just to their recent colonial mishaps, but more so scared about the potential of sacrificing their right to self-determination through “economic dependence on industrialized states or multinational corporations.” In spite of the contemporary established principles affirming ownership of natural resources of a country to its citizens, the blessings of the resources have frequently turned into a curse “when tyrants and insurgents are allowed to sell off the country’s resources while crushing popular resistance, and to use the proceeds in ways that make the people worse off.” While people were necessarily free in a state of nature, justice could be served only if liberties were regulated in accordance with peoples’ necessities and needs. The chapter also presents an overview on the key concepts discussed in this book.

Item Type:	Book Section
Status:	Published
DOI:	10.4324/9781003265740-1
Subjects:	J Political Science > JX International law J Political Science > JZ International relations K Law > K Law (General) K Law > KZ Law of Nations
School/Department:	York Business School
URI:	https://ray.yorksj.ac.uk/id/eprint/13654

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