Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Africa : birthing the empire of law and concept of territory -- Sovereignty, jurisdiction, territorial integrity and territorial acquisition in international law -- Frontiers and boundaries in the context of international legal framework of territorial sovereignty and jurisdiction -- Province of international boundary disputes determined -- Actual and potential role of the African Union Organisation in boundary dispute management and resolution -- African regional economic communities and the management of boundary disputes -- Manifestations of boundary disputes in the African geopolitical zones -- Case study : the arbitral route to settlement of African boundary disputes -- Case study : mediation route to settlement : the dispute between Malawi and Tanzania over Lake Nyasa -- Case study : adjudicative route : a critique of the land and maritime boundary dispute (Cameroon v Nigeria) -- Sociology, politics, insecurity and the psychology of power in African boundary relations -- Pacific settlement of international boundary disputes : a critical appraisal of the International Court of Justice -- Role and scope for involvement of Africa's developed northern partners in the settlement of boundary disputes -- The problem of costs and the relevance of legal aid in African boundary dispute resolution : funding delimitation, demarcation and other implementation activities -- Settlement of the uti possidetis principle in light of the African experience -- Strategies and modalities to resolve straddling communities and resources under the African Union Boundary Programme -- Alternative futures : strategies of negotiation and innovative methods to avoid deadlock in relation to territorial conflicts -- Resolution of international boundary disputes involving African nations : alternative futures and general conclusions.