The Cambridge History of International Law: International Law in Early Modern Europe

Randall Lesaffer

doi:10.1017/9781108757355

The Cambridge History of International Law: International Law in Early Modern Europe

Randall Lesaffer

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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.

Original language	English
Place of Publication	Cambridge
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Number of pages	782
Volume	6
ISBN (Print)	9781108485616
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108757355
Publication status	Published - 2025

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Name	The Cambridge History of International Law
Publisher	Cambridge University Press

Keywords

history of international law
Early Modern Europe

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10.1017/9781108757355

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Peacemaking in renaissance Europe
Lesaffer, R., 2025, The Cambridge history of international law: International law in early modern Europe. Lesaffer, R. (ed.). Cambridge, Vol. 6. p. 232-262 31 p. (The Cambridge History of International Law; vol. 6).
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Preface
Lesaffer, R., 2025, The Cambridge history of international law: International law in early modern Europe. Lesaffer, R. (ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, Vol. 6. p. xvii-xxiii 7 p. (The Cambridge history of international law; vol. 6).
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
The law of nations in renaissance Europe
Lesaffer, R., 2025, The Cambridge history of international law: International law in early modern Europe. Lesaffer, R. (ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, Vol. 6. p. 3-57 55 p. (The Cambridge history of international law).
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review

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The Cambridge History of International Law: International Law in Early Modern Europe

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Peacemaking in renaissance Europe

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The law of nations in renaissance Europe

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