Includes bibliographical references and index.

Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Part 1 -- The ‘Othering’ of International Law -- 1   The Othering of Non-Western Peoples --   Introduction --   The Ugly History of International Law --   The Original Sin --   Legal Historical Framing of Eurocentrism --   Theoretical Framing of Eurocentrism --   Colonial Laws of War --   Conclusion -- 2   State/Imperial Practice as the Exception --   Introduction -- i  Natural Reasoning -- ii  Practice-Oriented Approach -- iii  Conclusion -- Part 2 -- Categories of Colonial Prohibitions or Early War Crimes -- 3   Prohibition on Summary Executions -- 4   The Prohibition on Sexual Violence -- 5   Prohibition on Perfidy -- 6   Prohibition on Slavery --   Distinction between Slavery and Indentured or Forced Labour --   The Role of Abolitionist Policies to Justify Imperial Expansion -- 7   Prohibition on Unnecessary Looting of Cultural Heritage --   Early Developments of a Prohibition against Looting of Cultural Property -- 8   Prohibition on Brigandry -- 9   Prohibition against the Forced Dispersal or Deportation of Civilians -- 10   Prohibition on Private Warfare --   Conclusion -- Index.

The 'original sin' of the laws of war - its exclusion of non-Europeans from its protection - shapes discussions around criminal liability for conduct during colonial expansion. This monograph disproves this position however, utilising State practice across various colonial frontiers that fell to Pax Britannica. In doing so, the groundbreaking research highlights eight clear customary colonial wars that applied to 'the other' across the Empire on Which the Sun Never Set.

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