Title Tracing the earliest recorded concepts of international law : the ancient Near East (2500-330 BCE) / by Amnon Altman

Published Leiden ; Boston : M. Nijhoff Publishers, 2012

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Description 1 online resource (xxvi, 254 pages) Series Legal history library ; v. 8 Studies in the history of international law ; v. 4 Legal history library. Studies in the history of international law ; v. 4. Legal history library ; v. 8. Contents General Editor's Preface; Acknowledgments; Preface; Abbreviations and Symbols; Introduction; 1. The Early Dynastic Period in Southern Mesopotamia (2900-2350); 1. The Geo-Political Scene, the Actors and the Sources; 2. War; 3. Treaties; 2. The Old Akkadian and Ur III Periods in Mesopotamia (2350-2004 BCE); I. The Old Akkadian Period; 1. The Expanded Geographic Scene and Its Political Regime; 2. War; 3. Treaties; II. The Ur III Period; 1. Ur III Political Scene; 2. War; 3. Dynastic Marriage Alliances; 4. The Legal Obligation of Gratitude. 3. The Near East in the Old Babylonian Period (2003-1595 BCE)1. The Political and Cultural Scene; 2. War; 3. Treaties; 4. Commercial Treaties and the Status of Traveling Merchants; 5. Managing Conflicts; 6. Extradition and Asylum; 7. Diplomatic Law; 4. The Near East in the Late Bronze Age (1600-1200 BCE); 1. The Political Scene; 2. War; 3. Treaties; 4. Dynastic Marriage Alliances; 5. Managing Conflicts and State Responsibility; 6. Refugees and Extradition; 7. Diplomatic Law; 5. The Near East 1200-330 BCE; 1. The Political Scene; 2. War; 3. Treaties; 4. Rules pertaining to Maritime Traffic. 5. Arbitration and Mediation 6. Extradition and Asylum; 7. Diplomatic Law; Concluding Remarks; Bibliography; Index; A. Sources; B. Designated Texts; C. Treaties and Loyalty Oaths; D. Topics Summary This book offers a unique survey of legal practices and ideas relating to international relations in the Ancient Near East between 2500 and 330 BC Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject International law -- History. Law -- Middle East -- History Law, Ancient. LAW -- International. International law Law Law, Ancient Middle East Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9789004222533 9004222537

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