Paul Swanepoel
Biographic Data
| ID | 204433 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Paul Swanepoel |
| GIVEN NAMES | Paul |
| FAMILY NAME | Swanepoel |
| SIGNATURE | SWANEPOEL P |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of KwaZulu-Natal |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7350-9305 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Britain and the Association Internationale du Congo, January 1884 - February 1885
In 1884, Britain was concerned with negotiations surrounding three agreements that were closely related to the Berlin West Africa Conference, which began in November 1884 and ended in February 1885; the Anglo-Portuguese treaty signed on 26 February 1884, which sparked the diplomatic crisis that resulted in the conference; a pre-emption agreement, signed between the Association Internationale du Congo and France on 23 April 1884; and the recogniti…
Colonial Judicial Memoirs
This article follows the professional life of a Scottish colonial judge, Gilchrist Alexander, from his time as a pupil in the Middle Temple in the 1890s to his appointment as a colonial legal officer in Fiji, based on his memoirs.Between 1907 and 1920, apart from a two-year period of war service, he served as a chief police magistrate in Fiji, and also acted as attorney general and chief justice.The article focuses on Alexander's memories of his …
Colonial judges, administrative officers and the Bushe commission in interwar Kenya and Tanganyika
By focussing on a colonial commission of inquiry into the administration of justice in East Africa, this article outlines the major themes that dominated East Africa's legal "world" during the interwar period. The most important of these was the doctrine of indirect rule, which was the prevailing administrative policy during the period. Ultimately, there were two opposing views during this period. The traditional view, held by the judiciary, was …
Kenya's Colonial Judges
Colonial legal historiography has tended to focus on customary tribunals rather than 'European' courts. This article offers a new vantage point from which to view Kenya's legal system by looking at colonial judges through the eyes of the trial lawyers who appeared before them. By the late 1950s, Asian lawyers were numerically superior to Europeans and there was only a handful of African advocates. The focus of this article is these advocates' day…
Colonial judges, administrative officers and the Bushe commission in interwar Kenya and Tanganyika
By focussing on a colonial commission of inquiry into the administration of justice in East Africa, this article outlines the major themes that dominated East Africa's legal "world" during the interwar period. The most important of these was the doctrine of indirect rule, which was the prevailing administrative policy during the period. Ultimately, there were two opposing views during this period. The traditional view, held by the judiciary, was …
Kenya's Colonial Judges
Colonial legal historiography has tended to focus on customary tribunals rather than 'European' courts. This article offers a new vantage point from which to view Kenya's legal system by looking at colonial judges through the eyes of the trial lawyers who appeared before them. By the late 1950s, Asian lawyers were numerically superior to Europeans and there was only a handful of African advocates. The focus of this article is these advocates' day…
Kenya's Colonial Judges
Colonial legal historiography has tended to focus on customary tribunals rather than 'European' courts. This article offers a new vantage point from which to view Kenya's legal system by looking at colonial judges through the eyes of the trial lawyers who appeared before them. By the late 1950s, Asian lawyers were numerically superior to Europeans and there was only a handful of African advocates. The focus of this article is these advocates' day…
Colonial judges, administrative officers and the Bushe commission in interwar Kenya and Tanganyika
By focussing on a colonial commission of inquiry into the administration of justice in East Africa, this article outlines the major themes that dominated East Africa's legal "world" during the interwar period. The most important of these was the doctrine of indirect rule, which was the prevailing administrative policy during the period. Ultimately, there were two opposing views during this period. The traditional view, held by the judiciary, was …
Colonial Judicial Memoirs
This article follows the professional life of a Scottish colonial judge, Gilchrist Alexander, from his time as a pupil in the Middle Temple in the 1890s to his appointment as a colonial legal officer in Fiji, based on his memoirs.Between 1907 and 1920, apart from a two-year period of war service, he served as a chief police magistrate in Fiji, and also acted as attorney general and chief justice.The article focuses on Alexander's memories of his …
Britain and the Association Internationale du Congo, January 1884 - February 1885
In 1884, Britain was concerned with negotiations surrounding three agreements that were closely related to the Berlin West Africa Conference, which began in November 1884 and ended in February 1885; the Anglo-Portuguese treaty signed on 26 February 1884, which sparked the diplomatic crisis that resulted in the conference; a pre-emption agreement, signed between the Association Internationale du Congo and France on 23 April 1884; and the recogniti…
African history and culture studies (3 works) · Colonialism (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · African history and culture analysis (2 works) · Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics (2 works) · History (2 works) · History (2 works) · Association (psychology (1 work)