I. The European Economic Community, the Associates and “Associables”: Historical Background and Developments.- The Concept of Association 1.1.- The Implementing Convention 1.6.- The First Yaounde Convention 1.7.- Initial Impact of Association on Commonwealth African Countries 1.9.- The Second Yaounde Convention (Convention of Association) 1.10.- The Content of the Convention of Association 1.11.- Trade 1.12.- Financial and Technical Co-operation 1.17.- Right of Establishment, Services, Payments, Movement of Capital 1.20.- The Institutions of Association 1.22.- General and Final Provisions, etc 1.23.- The Enlarged Community and Its Repercussions 1.24.- Beginning of Negotiations between the Community and the African, Caribbean and pacific (ACP) States 1.27.- II. Institutional Provisions.- Comparative Analysis of Institutional Provisions of the Yaounde Conventions 2.1.- The Association Council 2.5.- Members of the Association Council 2.6.- Powers and Functions of the Association Council 2.7.- Trade 2.8.- Financial and Technical Co-operation 2.10.- Right of Establishment, Services, Payments, Movement of Capital, etc 2.13.- Quasi-Judicial Functions 2.14.- Miscellaneous Functions 2.16.- The Association Committee 2.20.- Parliamentary Conference 2.21.- Members of the Parliamentary Conference 2.22.- Functions and Powers of the Parliamentary Conference 2.23.- Court of Arbitration 2.25.- Members of the Court of Arbitration 2.27.- Jurisdiction of the Court 2.29.- Access to the Court 2.31.- Proceedings before the Court 2.32.- Powers of the Court 2.34.- Miscellaneous Provisions 2.35.- III. A Historical Study of Certain Provisions of the Yaounde II Convention as a Basis for Interpretation of the ACP-Eec Convention of Lomé.- Legal Basis of Association 3.2.- Is There an “Association Law”? 3.10.- Conclusions 3.12.- Does the Association Have International Status? 3.13.- Conclusions 3.29.- On the Question of Sovereignty 3.37.- Conclusions 3.41.- Some Jurisdictional Issues 3.42.- Miscellaneous Private International Law Questions 3.43.- On the Choice of Law 3.44.- The Law Governing Contracts of Employment of Association Servants 3.45.- The Attitude of Municipal Courts to Questions of Jurisdictional Immunity 3.46.- The Association and Immovable Property 3.47.- The Proper Law of Association Contracts 3.48.- Legal Questions relating to Proceedings in Municipal Courts 3.49.- Venue 3.50.- Application of Adjective Law by Municipal Courts 3.51.- Security for Costs 3.52.- Discovery of Documents and Interrogatories 3.53.- Execution of Judgments 3.54.- Voting Procedures 3.55.- The General Principles of Law Recognised by “Civilised Nations” and the Evolution of “Association Law” 3.56.- The General Principles of Law 3.57.- The Principle of Good Faith and Pacta Sunt Servanda 3.59.- The Principle of Self-Preservation 3.67.- Judicial Proceedings 3.68.- The Principle of Res Judicata 3.71.- Conclusions 3.72.- The General Principles of Law in African Customary Law and Other Systems 3.74.- General Observations 3.74.- Contractual Relationships in African Customary Law 3.86.- Elements of African Customary Law of Contract 3.87.- Types of Contract in African Customary Law 3.90.- Remedies 3.91.- Conceptions in the Law of Contract 3.92.- Principles of Injury, Liability and Responsibility in African Customary Law 3.93.- Procedure in the Traditional Courts 3.96.- Other Systems of Law 3.97.- Conclusions — I 3.98.- Conclusions — II 3.100.- Conclusions — III 3.101.- The General Principles of Law recognised by Member States and Associated States? 3.102.- Conclusions 3.122.- IV. Political and Economic Considerations and their Legal Effects.- General Observations 4.1.- Africa and the National Territorial State 4.3.- Berlin Conferences (1884–85) compared with the Brussels Conferences (1973–75) 4.8.- Reflections on the Negotiations between the Enlarged EEC and African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) States 4.16.- Financial and Technical Co-operation 4.16.- Trade 4.21.- Stabilization of Export Earnings 4.23.- Agriculture 4.24.- Future Perspectives 4.27.- Reciprocity or Reverse Preferences 4.29.- Industrial Co-operation 4.32.- Banking and Related Problems 4.35.- European Investment Bank Loans to Associated States 4.39.- The Association and the International Monetary Fund 4.44.- Problems of Exchange Control 4.45.- Conclusions 4.47.- V. The ACP-EEC Convention of Lome.- General Observations 5.1.- Title I-Trade 5.2.- Title II-Export Earnings from Commodities 5.3.- Title III-Industrial Co-operation 5.4.- Title IV-Financial and Technical Co-operation 5.5.- Title V-Provisions relating to Establishment, Services, Payments and Capital Movements 5.6.- Title VI-Institutions 5.7.- Title VII-General and Final Provisions 5.8.- VI. General Conclusions 6.1.- Appendix: Synoptic Information on the ACP States which Negotiated the ACP-EEC Convention of Lome with the Enlarged European Economic Community.- African States.- Caribbean States.- Pacific States.- Selected Bibliography.- Index of Cases.