LCP4801 Assignment 2 Semester 1 2026 – Due 20 April 2026

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LCP4801 ASSIGNMENT 2 2026
DUE 20 APRIL 2026

QUESTION 1

1.1 Describe the development of international law and the contribution of
pre-colonial African entities to such development. Refer to relevant sources.
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(a) Development of international law

International law is broadly defined as the law regulating relations between states
(Learning Unit 1, p 2). Historically, it developed through identifiable epochs (Learning

(b) Contribution of pre-colonial African entities

Traditional accounts often portray international law as exclusively European. However,
Elias and Smith demonstrate that African kingdoms engaged in sophisticated diplomatic
and treaty practices long before colonisation (Learning Unit 1; Elias pp 6–15; Smith pp
599–621).