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Colonialism, Slavery, Trade, Reparations
Remedying the 'Past'?

Case Studies

The following links address specific case studies related to the legacy of slavery and colonialism

Afro-Bolivian

Herero

  • Prof. Jeremy Sarkin, Visiting Professor of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University in the U.S., has published a book, Colonial Genocide and Reparations Claims in the 21st Century: The Socio-Legal Context of Claims under International Law by the Herero against Germany for Genocide in Namibia, 1904-1908 (Praeger Security International 2009). Here is the abstract (word document)
  • Rachel J. Anderson, 'Redressing Colonial Genocide: The Hereros' Cause of Action Against Germany', (2005) 93 California Law Review 1155. Click here to download the abstract in word format.

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