BOOK: Randal LESAFFER (ed.), The Cambridge History of International Law. Volume 6. International Law in Early Modern Europe [Part of The Cambridge History of International Law] (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2025), 800 p., ISBN 9781108485616; £120

 

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Abstract:

Volume VI of The Cambridge History of International Law offers a survey of the law of nations in early modern Europe through a balanced treatment of legal theory and diplomatic practice. Bringing together a wide range of scholars, this volume builds on recent historiographical insights from different disciplines, including legal history, diplomatic history, and the history of political thought. It considers all major themes ranging from the allocation of jurisdiction over land and sea, war- and peace- making, trade and navigation to diplomacy and dispute settlement. A unique overall synthesis of early modern law across nations in Europe.

Table of contents:

Part I. International Law in Renaissance Europe (1492–1660)

1. The law of nations in Renaissance Europe Randall Lesaffer

2. Territory and jurisdiction in Renaissance Europe Tamar Herzog

3. Beyond the free sea. The law of the sea in Renaissance Europe Louis Sicking

4. War and the use of force in Renaissance Europe Anuschka Tischer

5. Warfare on land in Renaissance Europe Valentina Vadi

6. The law of maritime warfare during the transition between medieval and early modern Europe Alain Wijffels

7. Peace-making in Renaissance Europe Randall Lesaffer

8. Trade and navigation in Renaissance Europe Dave De Ruysscher

9. Diplomacy in Renaissance Europe Dante Fedele

10. Dispute settlement in Renaissance Europe Guido Braun

11. The Ottoman encounter and the law of nations in the Renaissance Maurits H. van den Boogert

Part II. International Law in Old Regime Europe (1660–1775) 12. The law of nations in Old Regime Europe Randall Lesaffer

13. Territory and jurisdiction in Old Regime Europe Frederik Dhondt

14. The law of the sea in Old Regime Europe Kinji Akashi

15. War and the use of force in Old Regime Europe Randall Lesaffer

16. Warfare on land in Old Regime Europe Stefano Cattelan and Raymond Kubben

17. Maritime warfare in Old Regime Europe Stefano Cattelan

18. Peace-making in Old Regime Europe Randall Lesaffer

19. Trade in Old Regime Europe Dave De Ruysscher

20. Diplomacy in Old Regime Europe Linda S. Frey and Marsha Frey

21. Dispute settlement in Old Regime Europe Christoph Kampmann

22. The Ottoman encounter and the law of nations in the Old Regime Maurits H. van den Boogert.

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