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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : électronique
Auteur(s) : Neff, Stephen C. (1950-....)
Titre(s) : Justice among nations [Texte électronique] : a history of international law / Stephen C. Neff
Publication : Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2014
Description matérielle : 1 online resource (viii, 628 pages)
Note(s) : Main Description:Justice among Nations tells the story of the rise of international
law and how it has been formulated, debated, contested, and put into practice from
ancient times to the present. Stephen Neff avoids technical jargon as he surveys doctrines
from natural law to feminism, and practices from the Warring States of China to the
international criminal courts of today. Ancient China produced the first rudimentary
set of doctrines. But the cornerstone of later international law was laid by the Romans,
in the form of natural law-a universal law that was superior to early laws and governments.
As medieval European states came into contact with non-Christian peoples, from East
Asia to the New World, practical solutions had to be devised to the many legal quandaries
that arose. In the wake of these experiences, international legal doctrine began to
assume its modern form in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. New challenges
in the nineteenth century encompassed the advance of nationalism, the rise of free
trade and European imperialism, the formation of international organizations, and
the arbitration of disputes. Innovative doctrines included liberalism, the nationality
school, and solidarism. The twentieth century witnessed the formation of the League
of Nations and a World Court, but also the rise of socialist and fascist states and
the advent of the Cold War. Yet the collapse of the Soviet Union brought little respite.
As Neff makes clear, further threats to the rule of law today come from environmental
pressures, genocide, and terrorism.
Sujet(s) : Droit international -- Histoire
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780674726543
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb43821930b
Notice n° :
FRBNF43821930
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Doing justice to others -- ; Keeping kings in check -- ; New worlds and their challenges
-- ; Putting nature and nations asunder -- ; Of spiders and bees -- ; Breaking with
the past -- ; Dissident voices -- ; In full flower -- ; Dreams born and shattered
-- ; Building anew -- ; Shadows across the path.
