Introduction

1 The Myth of African Statehood

2 Collective Security and the Liberian Conflict

3 The Liberian Conflict and the International Law on Foreign Intervention in Domestic Conflicts

4 The UN Charter and the Ratification of the ECOWAS Action by the Security Council: Implications for Global Security

5 Reconfiguring Collective Security in Africa

Conclusion

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Ikechi Mgbeoji is a professor in the Faculty of Law, Osgoode Hall, York University.