Neff, Stephen C.

Justice among Nations : A History of International Law. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (641 pages)

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- I. Law and Morality Abroad (to ca. ad 1550) -- Chapter One: Doing Justice to Others -- Chapter Two: Keeping Kings in Check -- Chapter Three: New Worlds and Their Challenges -- II. Reason and Its Rivals (ca. 1550- 1815) -- Chapter Four: Putting Nature and Nations Asunder -- Chapter Five: Of Spiders and Bees -- III. Positive Century (1815-1914) -- Chapter Six: Breaking with the Past -- Chapter Seven: Dissident Voices -- Chapter Eight: In Full Flower -- IV. Between Yesterdayand Tomorrow (1914- ) -- Chapter Nine: Dreams Born and Shattered -- Chapter Ten: Building Anew -- Chapter Eleven: Shadows across the Path -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliographic Essay -- Index.

Stephen Neff tells the story of how international law has been formulated, debated, contested, and put into practice from ancient times to the present. He avoids technical jargon in this survey of doctrines from natural law to feminism, and of practice from the Warring States of China to international criminal courts today.

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International law-History.


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