War, the State and International Law in Seventeenth-Century Europe

War, the State and International Law in Seventeenth-Century Europe
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Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Total Pages : 296
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ISBN-10 : 9781409480624
ISBN-13 : 1409480623
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Synopsis War, the State and International Law in Seventeenth-Century Europe by : Dr Peter Schröder

One of the great paradoxes of post-medieval Europe, is why instead of bringing peace to a disorganised and violent world, modernity instead produced a seemingly endless string of conflicts and social upheavals. Why was it that the foundation and institutionalisation of secured peace and the rule of law seemed to go hand-in-hand with the proliferation of war and the violation of individual and collective rights? In order to try to better understand such profound questions, this volume explores the history and theories of political thought of international relations in the seventeenth century, a period in which many of the defining features and boundaries of modern Europe where fixed and codified. With the discovery of the New World, and the fundamental impact of the Reformation, the complexity of international relations increased considerably. Reactions to these upheavals resulted in a range of responses intended to address the contradictions and conflicts of the anarchical society of states. Alongside the emergence of "modern" international law, the equation of international relations with the state of nature, and the development of the "balance of power", diplomatic procedures and commercial customs arose which shaped the emerging (and current) international system of states. Employing a multidisciplinary approach to address these issues, this volume brings together political scientists, philosophers, historians of political thought, jurists and scholars of international relations. What emerges is a certain tension between the different strands of research which allows for a fruitful new synthesis. In this respect the assembled essays in this volume offer a sophisticated and fresh account of the interactions of law, conflict and the nation state in an early-modern European context.

War, the State and International Law in Seventeenth-Century Europe

War, the State and International Law in Seventeenth-Century Europe
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 303
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ISBN-10 : 9781317000365
ISBN-13 : 1317000366
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Synopsis War, the State and International Law in Seventeenth-Century Europe by : Olaf Asbach

One of the great paradoxes of post-medieval Europe, is why instead of bringing peace to a disorganised and violent world, modernity instead produced a seemingly endless string of conflicts and social upheavals. Why was it that the foundation and institutionalisation of secured peace and the rule of law seemed to go hand-in-hand with the proliferation of war and the violation of individual and collective rights? In order to try to better understand such profound questions, this volume explores the history and theories of political thought of international relations in the seventeenth century, a period in which many of the defining features and boundaries of modern Europe where fixed and codified. With the discovery of the New World, and the fundamental impact of the Reformation, the complexity of international relations increased considerably. Reactions to these upheavals resulted in a range of responses intended to address the contradictions and conflicts of the anarchical society of states. Alongside the emergence of "modern" international law, the equation of international relations with the state of nature, and the development of the "balance of power", diplomatic procedures and commercial customs arose which shaped the emerging (and current) international system of states. Employing a multidisciplinary approach to address these issues, this volume brings together political scientists, philosophers, historians of political thought, jurists and scholars of international relations. What emerges is a certain tension between the different strands of research which allows for a fruitful new synthesis. In this respect the assembled essays in this volume offer a sophisticated and fresh account of the interactions of law, conflict and the nation state in an early-modern European context.

Peace Treaties and International Law in European History

Peace Treaties and International Law in European History
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 505
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ISBN-10 : 9781139453783
ISBN-13 : 1139453785
Rating : 4/5 (83 Downloads)

Synopsis Peace Treaties and International Law in European History by : Randall Lesaffer

In the formation of the modern law of nations, peace treaties played a pivotal role. Many basic principles and rules that governed and still govern relations between states were introduced and elaborated in the great peace treaties from the Renaissance onwards. Nevertheless, until recently few scholars have studied these primary sources of the law of nations from a juridical perspective. In this edited collection, specialists from all over Europe, including legal and diplomatic historians, international lawyers and an International Relations theorist, analyse peace treaty practice from the late fifteenth century to the Peace of Versailles of 1919. Important emphasis is given to the doctrinal debate about peace treaties and the influence of older, Roman and medieval concepts on modern practices. This book goes back further in time beyond the epochal Peace of Treaties of Westphalia of 1648 and this broader perspective allows for a reassessment of the role of the sovereign state in the modern international legal order.

A Scrap of Paper

A Scrap of Paper
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Publisher : Cornell University Press
Total Pages : 425
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ISBN-10 : 9780801470646
ISBN-13 : 0801470641
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Synopsis A Scrap of Paper by : Isabel V. Hull

In A Scrap of Paper, Isabel V. Hull compares wartime decision making in Germany, Great Britain, and France, weighing the impact of legal considerations in each. She demonstrates how differences in state structures and legal traditions shaped the way the three belligerents fought the war. Hull focuses on seven cases: Belgian neutrality, the land war in the west, the occupation of enemy territory, the blockade, unrestricted submarine warfare, the introduction of new weaponry, and reprisals. A Scrap of Paper reconstructs the debates over military decision-making and clarifies the role law played—where it constrained action, where it was manipulated, where it was ignored, and how it developed in combat—in each case. A Scrap of Paper is a passionate defense of the role that the law must play to govern interstate relations in both peace and war.

The Myth of 1648

The Myth of 1648
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Publisher : Verso Books
Total Pages : 490
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ISBN-10 : 9781789605075
ISBN-13 : 1789605075
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Synopsis The Myth of 1648 by : Benno Teschke

Winner of the 2003 Isaac and Tamara Deutscher Memorial Prize This book rejects a commonplace of European history: that the treaties of Westphalia not only closed the Thirty Years' War but also inaugurated a new international order driven by the interaction of territorial sovereign states. Benno Teschke, through this thorough and incisive critique, argues that this is not the case. Domestic 'social property relations' shaped international relations in continental Europe down to 1789 and even beyond. The dynastic monarchies that ruled during this time differed from their medieval predecessors in degree and form of personalization, but not in underlying dynamic. 1648, therefore, is a false caesura in the history of international relations. For real change we must wait until relatively recent times and the development of modern states and true capitalism. In effect, it's not until governments are run impersonally, with no function other than the exercise of its monopoly on violence, that modern international relations are born.

War, Trade and the State

War, Trade and the State
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Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Total Pages : 348
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ISBN-10 : 9781783273249
ISBN-13 : 1783273240
Rating : 4/5 (49 Downloads)

Synopsis War, Trade and the State by : David Ormrod

A reassessment of the Anglo-Dutch wars of the second half of the seventeenth century, demonstrating that the conflict was primarily about trade.

The Law of Nations

The Law of Nations
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 668
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ISBN-10 : HARVARD:32044103162251
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Synopsis The Law of Nations by : Emer de Vattel

Trust in Early Modern International Political Thought, 1598–1713

Trust in Early Modern International Political Thought, 1598–1713
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 293
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ISBN-10 : 9781107175464
ISBN-13 : 1107175461
Rating : 4/5 (64 Downloads)

Synopsis Trust in Early Modern International Political Thought, 1598–1713 by : Peter Schröder

This book examines how trust relates to the main political concepts - sovereignty, reason of state, and natural law - of seventeenth-century discourse.

Space and Fates of International Law

Space and Fates of International Law
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 215
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ISBN-10 : 9781108488754
ISBN-13 : 1108488757
Rating : 4/5 (54 Downloads)

Synopsis Space and Fates of International Law by : Ekaterina Yahyaoui Krivenko

The first analysis of the influence the concept of space exercised on the emergence and continuing operation of international law.