The Political Writings of Samuel Pufendorf

The Political Writings of Samuel Pufendorf
Author: Samuel Pufendorf
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 296
Release: 1994-03-03
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 0195362225

This work presents the basic arguments and fundamental themes of the political and moral thought of the seventeenth-century philosopher, Samuel Pufendorf--one of the most widely read natural lawyers of the pre-Kantian era. Selections from the texts of Pufendorf's two major works, Elements of Universal Jurisprudence and The Law of Nature and of Nations, have been brought together to make Pufendorf's moral and political thought more accessible. The selections included have received a new English translation, the first for both works in roughly sixty years. The editor, a political scientist, and the translator, a philosopher, have developed a volume that is comprehensive and representative of Pufendorf's thought without being repetitive, fragmented, or obscure.

The Divine Feudal Law, Or, Covenants with Mankind, Represented

The Divine Feudal Law, Or, Covenants with Mankind, Represented
Author: Samuel Freiherr von Pufendorf
Publisher: Natural Law and Enlightenment
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2002
Genre: Law
ISBN:

Because Pufendorf (1632-94) considered himself merely a lay theologian, his Jus feciale devinum sive de consensu et dissensu protestantium was not published until a year after his death, when he was already recognized as one of the founding fathers of the modern theory of natural law. It is a treatise on the reunification of Protestants in Europe, and companion to his treatise on religious toleration, also recently translated and published. Zurbuchen (Center for European Enlightenment Studies, Potsdam) is working on a comprehensive study of Pufendorf's ideas. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Rights and Civilizations

Rights and Civilizations
Author: Gustavo Gozzi
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 409
Release: 2019-02-14
Genre: History
ISBN: 1108474233

Illustrates the origin and ways of Western hegemony over other civilizations across the world.

Theory and Politics of the Law of Nations

Theory and Politics of the Law of Nations
Author: Tetsuya Toyoda
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 234
Release: 2011-09-20
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9004209751

Emergence of the modern science of international law in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries is usually attributed to Hugo Grotius (1583-1645) and other “founders of international law.” Based on the belief that “all seventeenth and eighteenth-century writers of international law had their own particular political context in mind when writing about the law of nations,” this book sheds light on some worldly aspect of the early writers of the law of nations (i.e., the former name for international law). Studied here are the writings of seven German court councilors, namely, Samuel Rachel (Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp), Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (Hannover), Adam Friedrich Glafey (Saxony), Johann Adam Ickstatt (Würzburg-Bamberg), Samuel von Cocceji (Prussia), Johann Jacob Moser (Würtemberg and Hessen-Homburg) and Emer de Vattel (Saxony).

Making Migration Law

Making Migration Law
Author: Eve Lester
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 389
Release: 2018-03-22
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1107173272

This thought-provoking study examines the backstory and enduring contemporary effects of Australia's claim to an absolute right to exclude foreigners.

International Law in the 21st Century

International Law in the 21st Century
Author: Christopher C. Joyner
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 388
Release: 2005
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9780742500099

In the freshest new international law text in 20 years, Christopher C. Joyner offers a critical assessment of international legal rules in the early 21st century as they are applied by governments to the real world. Looking at concepts and principles, processes and critical problems, Joyner steers clear of an old-time case method approach, preferring to treat issues thematically. He shows the challenges of international law in terms of peace, security, human rights, the environment, and economic justice. Particular features of the book include engaging vignettes, clearly defined key terms, and special coverage of emerging topics including common spaces; international criminal law; rules, norms, and regimes; and trade relations and commercial exchange. Through it all, Joyner maintains an intent focus on the role of the individual in the evolving international legal order.

Rise of the International

Rise of the International
Author: Richard Devetak
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 369
Release: 2024-05-06
Genre: History
ISBN: 0192871641

Rise of the International brings together scholars of International Relations and History to capture the emergence and development of the thought, the relations, and the systems that have come to be called international in western discourse.

International Law and History

International Law and History
Author: Ignacio de la Rasilla
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 465
Release: 2021-01-21
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1108606520

This interdisciplinary exploration of the modern historiography of international law invites a diverse assessment of the indissoluble unity of the old and the new in the most global of all legal disciplines. The study of the history of international law does not only serve a better understanding of how international law has evolved to become what it is and what it is not. Its histories, which rethink the past in the present, also influence our perception of contemporary matters in international law and our understandings of how they may potentially unfold. This multi-perspectival enquiry into the dominant modes of international legal history and its fundamental debates may also help students of both international law and history to identify the historical approaches that best suit their international legal-historical perspectives and best address their historical and legal research questions.