TABLE OF CONTENTSPrefaceIntroductionChapter 1. Territorial Leases and ServitudesTerminology in DisarrayDefining International ServitudesDefining Territorial LeasesThe Political DimensionVariations in Territorial LeasesWhy States Opt for LeasesChapter 2. Conceptual SourcesStates and TerritoryState-Territory Relationship TheoriesTerritorial Transactions as Property TransactionsThe Components of State Territory as PropertyThe Duality of Territory as PropertyTerritory as Property - The Broader ViewTitle, Effective Control and SovereigntyChapter 3. Historical SourcesThe Origins of Territorial LeasesThe First Known Lease: BabyloniaMedieval Leases in The PyreneesAn Outpost of European Merchants: MacaoLeases with Territory as CollateralTrading Companies and Leased EmpiresLeases in Chinese Treaty PortsChapter 4.Leases and Sovereignty TodayThe Surge in Leasing ActivityLeased Territories in ChinaCoaling Stations and Maritime TradeSystematic Leasing ProgramsChallenges to the Lessor's SovereigntyThe Theory of Disguised CessionsThe Qualities of SovereigntyChapter 5. Structural ComponentsAffirmation of SovereigntyAssignment of RightsJurisdictional RightsObligations of the PartiesDuration of the LeaseCompensation to the LessorA Widening Field of OptionsChapter 6. Administration of Leased TerritoriesManagement of the LeaseCompliance ProceduresGoverning Leased TerritoriesPopulations on Leased TerritoriesManaging International ObligationsChapter 7. Problematic ProvisionsTransfer of RightsDuration of the LeaseCompensation IssuesChapter 8.

Altering and Ending LeasesDurational ElasticityWhen Leases EndState Succession and LeasesTermination AgreementsChapter 9. Post-Termination IssuesFormerly Leased ZonesAssimilation with the Lessee StateAccommodating an Altered TerritoryChapter 10. War and OccupationLeased Territories in WarLeased Territory as Occupied TerritoryChapter 11. Modern Trends in Territorial LeasingInvolvement of Non-State ActorsOil and Other Natural Resource LeasesThe OTRAG LeaseLeases of Foreign Agricultural LandLeases of Sovereign AirspaceConclusionThe Future of Territorial LeasesBibliographyPublished WorksInterviews with the AuthorSpeechesInternational DocumentsTreaties and ConventionsAgreements between States and Non-State ActorsCases CitedConstitutions, Laws and Orders CitedIndex.