The Law of Nations

by Emer de Vattel

Book Overview

The great eighteenth-century theorist of international law Emer de Vattel (1714-1767) was a key figure in sustaining the practical and theoretical influence of natural jurisprudence through the Revolutionary and Napoleonic eras. Coming toward the end of the period when the discourse of natural law was dominant in European political theory, Vattel's contribution is cited as a major source of contemporary wisdom on questions of international law...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0865974519
• ISBN13: 9780865974517
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: Liberty Fund
• Length: 896 Pages
• Weight: 2.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Postsecondary to Grade 5