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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779742603321

Autore

Rech Walter

Titolo

Enemies of mankind [[electronic resource] ] : Vattel's theory of collective security / / by Walter Rech

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston, : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2013

ISBN

90-04-25435-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (268 p.)

Collana

The Erik Castren Institute monographs on international law and human rights ; ; vol. 18

Disciplina

341

Soggetti

International law - History

War (International law) - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Melbourne, Melbourne Law School, 2012.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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 legal thought more generally, Rech explores the meanings and functions of the enemy of mankind concept and its ramifications for collective security. This account complicates the canonical portrayal of Vattel as an advocate of state sovereignty and a critic of law enforcement in the international society, thus reappraising his place in the history of international law.