This treatise was published during a pivotal transition in Philippine history, just three years after the 1898 Treaty of Paris ceded the Philippines from Spain to the United States. Carman F. Randolph, a legal scholar, provides a critical analysis of the legalities surrounding "unincorporated territories." The work is significant for its early skepticism of American imperialism; Randolph argued that the U.S. Constitution should apply to annexed territories, a stance that contrasted with the "Insular Cases" of the era which allowed for unequal legal status.
The Law and Policy of Annexation; With Special Reference to the Philippines Together with Observations on the Status of Cuba