Le travail forcé au Congo (1960–2001): entre décolonisation du droit et vestiges du joug du droit colonial belge
(2024) Tijdschrift voor Rechtsgeschiedenis / Revue d’histoire du droit / The Legal History Review — Vol. 92, n° 3-4, p. 499-531 (2024)
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- This article examines the enduring influence of Belgian colonial law on forced labour in the Congo, particularly in the context of the process of decolonising Congolese law. It demonstrates two key points: first, that remnants of colonial law persisted beyond colonisation, and second, that these remnants shaped the development of new legal frameworks by an independent Congo to perpetuate the exploitations of the Congolese population. The analyses reveal a stark contrast between the pro-independence rhetoric advocating freedom of labour by repealing colonial law and the post-colonial law that continues the subjugation of the Congolese people. Ultimately, the article highlights the damaging influence of the former coloniser, which impeded the new Congolese state's ability to implement a truly sovereign policy. Conversely, this enduring influence provided a pathway for President Mobutu to seize power and further advance the ex-ploitative economic of the Congo and its people rooted in Belgian colonial law.
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Via Balole, C. (2024). Le travail forcé au Congo (1960–2001): entre décolonisation du droit et vestiges du joug du droit colonial belge. Tijdschrift voor Rechtsgeschiedenis / Revue d’histoire du droit / The Legal History Review, 92(3-4), 499-531. https://doi.org/10.1163/15718190-20243409 (Original work published 2024)