Preface; Table of cases; Table of treaties; Table of statutory instruments; Abbreviations; Introduction: 1. The nature and theory of state succession; Part I. Treaties in the Law of State Succession: 2. Personal treaties; 3. Dispositive treaties; 4. Multilateral treaties and membership of international organizations; 5. Extension of treaties of the successor state to territory incorporated in it; Part II. The Doctrine of Acquired Rights in the Law of State Succession: 6. The doctrine of acquired rights; 7. The doctrine of acquired rights and economic concessions; 8. The doctrine of acquired rights and administrative contracts; 9. The doctrine of acquired rights and the national debt; 10. The doctrine of acquired rights and local debts; 11. The doctrine of acquired rights and the repartition of debts; 12. The doctrine of acquired rights and pensions and salaries; 13. The doctrine of acquired rights and unliquidated claims; Part III. The Effect of Change of Sovereignty on the Legal and Administrative Structure of Absorbed Territory: 14. The effect of change of sovereignty on the legal and judicial organization of absorbed territory; 15. The effect of change of sovereignty on the public property of the state; 16. The effect of change of sovereignty on the administration of absorbed territory; Part IV. Effect of Change of Sovereignty on Nationality of Inhabitants of Absorbed Territory: 17. Change of nationality; 18. Option for an alternative nationality; 19. Conclusion; Appendix; Bibliography; Index.