Regeneration and hegemony : : Franco-Batavian relations in the revolutionary era, 1795-1803 / / by Raymond Kubben.

• Superior document: Legal history library ; v. 3
• Author: Kubben, Raymond.
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers,, 2011.
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Language: English
• Series: Legal History Library 3/1.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (806 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

What is the relevance of law to a world dominated by a hegemon? What is the relation between power and law at the international level? In this volume, these questions are approached based on a case study of relations between France and the Netherlands throughout the Revolutionary Wars. It shows that power and law are not isolated phenomena and that their relation is not as one-dimensional as it is commonly portrayed. Law can be an instrument of power, while law poses a normative force even a superpower cannot ignore. Thereto, the case study sketches a context in which an international law based on sovereign equality could, to a large extent, be circumvented by exploiting crossborder factionalism, thus nuancing state-centric perspectives on international politics. Studies in the History of International Law , volume 1

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- 1. Power and Law in International Order -- 2. The French Revolution and the European Order -- 1 Gallicus amicus -- 2. Clapping Hands, Fraternal Style -- 3. A Constitutive Treaty? -- 4. War and Peace -- 5. The Limits of Independence -- 6. The Alliance Renewed -- 1. Revolutionary Peace -- 2. Peace at Last -- 3. Negotiating with Britain -- 4. A Gathering in Rastatt -- 5. The Consul’s Peace -- 6. Bridging the Channel -- Part IV. The Revolutionary alliance -- Appendix -- Archivalia -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index of Names.