Between Law and History: the Berlin Conference of 1884-85 and the Logic of Free Trade
(2015)
Journal Article
Craven, M. (2015). Between Law and History: the Berlin Conference of 1884-85 and the Logic of Free Trade. London Review of International Law, 3(1), 31-59. https://doi.org/10.1093/lril/lrv002
The Berlin West Africa Conference of 1884-1885 has assumed a powerful symbolic presence in international legal accounts of the 19th century, but for historians of the era its importance has often been doubted. This article seeks to re-interpret the p... Read More about Between Law and History: the Berlin Conference of 1884-85 and the Logic of Free Trade.