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Show Colonial Jurisdiction Hinterland is defined as the region lying behind a littoral country dependent de-pendent for trade or commerce upon it. As a political term the expression came into prominence during 18S3-So, 18S3-So, when Germany insisted upon her right to exercise jurisdiction in the territory behind the parts of the African Af-rican coasts which she occupied. The doctrine of the hinterland was that the possessor of the littoral was entitled en-titled to as much of the back country as was dependent upon the coast land, geographically, economically or politically. The doctrine speedily led to the partition of Africa among the various European powers. |