When Sovereignty Wasn’t Absolute
Introduction: Sovereignty and Its Perceived Absoluteness The term “sovereignty” often…
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What the Law of Nations Did Not Govern
Introduction: The Importance of Legal Boundaries The Law of Nations,…
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What the Law of Nations Meant in Early Modern Europe
Introduction: The Problem of Order Among Sovereigns In the fragmented…
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Treaties, Commerce, and Neutrality in Classical Doctrine
Introduction: Regulated Interaction Among Sovereigns The Law of Nations, as…
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The Law of Nations in the Founding Era
Introduction: Inheritance of the Law of Nations The American colonists…
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The Law of Nations and Domestic Jurisdiction in Early American Courts
Introduction: Jurisdictional Boundaries After Independence The establishment of American independence…
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Sovereignty Before the Nation-State: Feudal and Imperial Jurisdiction
Introduction: Authority Before the Nation-State The concept of sovereignty as…
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Samuel Pufendorf and the Systematization of Natural Law
Introduction: Pufendorf in Context Samuel Pufendorf (1632–1694) emerged as a…
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Roman Foundations: Jus Gentium and the Idea of Universal Law
Introduction: Roman Law and the Problem of Governing Diverse Peoples…
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Private Persons and the Law of Nations: Historical Limits
Introduction: Scope and Limitation The Law of Nations, as articulated…
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Natural Law vs. Positive Law in Early Modern Jurisprudence
Introduction: The Problem of Legal Authority Early modern European jurists…
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Jurisdiction in Historical Perspective: From Rome to the Modern State
Introduction: The Problem of Jurisdiction The question of who possessed…
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Hugo Grotius and the Architecture of the Law of Nations
Introduction: Grotius and the Problem of Order Among Sovereigns Hugo…
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From Justinian to Bologna: The Medieval Revival of Roman Law
Introduction: The Survival and Loss of Roman Law The legal…
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From Grotius to Vattel: The Law of Nations Before the Constitution
Introduction: The Pre-Constitutional Legal Landscape In the early seventeenth century,…
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Francisco Suárez and the Moral Foundations of Sovereignty
Introduction: Suárez in Context Francisco Suárez (1548–1617) occupied a distinctive…
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Emer de Vattel and the Eighteenth-Century Law of Nations
Introduction: Vattel’s Place in the Tradition Emer de Vattel occupies…
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Early American Judicial Use of the Law of Nations
Introduction: Courts and Inherited Doctrine The courts of the early…
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Canon Law and the Medieval Preservation of Roman Jurisprudence
Introduction: Legal Fragmentation After Rome The collapse of centralized Roman…
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Blackstone and the Reception of the Law of Nations
Introduction: Blackstone’s Role in Legal Transmission William Blackstone occupied a…
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Alberico Gentili and the Early Foundations of International Legal Thought
Introduction: Gentili in Context Alberico Gentili (1552–1608) emerged as a…