International Law in Antiquity

ISBN-13: 9780521791977 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 344 str.

David J. Bederman

Opis

This study of the origins of international law combines techniques of intellectual history and historiography to investigate the earliest developments of the law of nations. Containing up-to-date literature and archaeological evidence, it reevaluates the critical attributes of international law. David J. Bederman focuses on three essential areas in which law influenced ancient state relations--diplomacy, treaty-making and warfare--in a detailed analysis of the Near East (2800-700 BCE), the Greek city-states (500-338 BCE), and Rome (358-168 BCE). A fascinating study for lawyers, ancient historians and classicists alike.

Recenzje

'… the overall thesis is important, and deserves serious attention.' Journal of Hellenic Studies

Spis treści

Acknowledgments; List of abbreviations; Maps; 1. A methodological introduction: this study and its limitations; 2. State relations in ancient civilizations; 3. Religion and the sources of a law of nations in antiquity; 4. Making friends: diplomats and foreign visitors in ancient times; 5. Making faith: treaty practices amongst ancient peoples; 6. Making war: the commencement and conduct of hostilities in ancient times; 7. Civilization and community in the ancient mind; Topical bibliography; Index.