Enemies of mankind : Vattel's theory of collective security / / by Walter Rech.
In Enemies of Mankind Walter Rech offers a contextual history of the collective security doctrine articulated by Swiss international lawyer Emer de Vattel (1714-67) in the authoritative treatise Droit des gens of 1758. With reference to Vattel’s writings and to early modern international history and...
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| Year of Publication: | 2013 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Erik Castrén Institute monographs on international law and human rights ;
v. 18. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (268 p.) |
| Notes: | Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Melbourne, Melbourne Law School, 2012. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preliminary Material
- Introduction
- Vattel’s Life
- Pirates and Robber Nations
- The Barbary Issue in Early-Modern Legal Doctrine
- Universalising the European Law of Nations: Vattel’s Rejection of the International Legal Pluralism of the Laws of War
- Guilty Sovereigns: Warmongers and Violators of the Laws of War
- Disturbers of the Balance of Power
- Tyrants
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Name Index
- Subject Index.