Show Colonial Jurisdiction Hinterland is defined as us the region lying behind a littoral country dependent dependent de de- pendent for trade or commerce upon It As a political term the expression came Into prominence during 1883 85 83 when Germany Insisted upon her right to exercise jurisdiction In the territory behind the parts of the African African African Af Af- Af- Af rican coasts which she occupied TIle The doctrine of ot the hinterland was that the possessor of d the littoral was entitled entitled entitled en en- titled to as much of the bock back country countr as was dependent upon the coast land geographically economically or politically The doctrine speedily led to the partition of Africa among the various E European powers |