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International Law and Empire
In times in which global governance in its various forms, such as human rights, international trade law, and development projects, is increasingly promoted by transnational …
From Slaves to Prisoners of War
The Ottoman-Russian wars of the eighteenth century reshaped the map of Eurasia and the Middle East, but they also birthed a novel concept - the prisoner of war. For centuries, …
Sovereignty, International Law, and the Princely States of Colonial South Asia
What constitutes a sovereign state in the international legal sphere? This question has been central to international law for centuries. Sovereignty, International Law, and the …
Sovereignty
Hermann Heller was one of the leading public lawyers and legal and political theorists of the Weimar era, whose main interlocutors were two of the giants of twentieth century legal …
The Project of Positivism in International Law
International legal positivism has been crucial to the development of international law since the nineteenth century. It is often seen as the basis of mainstream or traditional …
International Law and Religion
This books maps out the territory of international law and religion challenging received traditions in fundamental aspects. On the one hand, the connection of international law and …
System, Order, and International Law
For many centuries, thinkers have tried to understand and to conceptualize political and legal order beyond the boundaries of sovereign territories. Their concepts, deeply …
The Battle for International Law
This volume provides the first comprehensive analysis of international legal debates between 1955 and 1975 related to the formal decolonization process. It is during this era, …
Nineteenth Century Perspectives on Private International Law
Private International Law is often criticized for failing to curb private power in the transnational realm. The field appears disinterested or powerless in addressing global …
The New Histories of International Criminal Law
The language of international criminal law has considerable traction in global politics, and much of its legitimacy is embedded in apparently 'axiomatic' historical truths. This …
Preparing for War
The 1949 Geneva Conventions are the most important rules for armed conflict ever formulated. To this day they continue to shape contemporary debates about regulating warfare, but …