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Author Koskenniemi, Martti.

Title The gentle civilizer of nations : the rise and fall of international law, 1870-1960 / Martti Koskenniemi
Published Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2001

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Description xiv, 569 pages ; 24 cm
Series Hersht Lauterpacht memorial lectures
Hersht Lauterpacht memorial lectures
Contents 1. "The legal conscience of the civilized world" -- 2. Sovereignty: a gift of civilization: international lawyers and imperialism 1870-1914 -- 3. International law as philosophy: Germany 1871-1933 -- 4. International law as sociology: French "solidarism" 1871-1950 -- 5. Lauterpacht: the Victorian tradition in international law -- 6. Out of Europe: Carl Schmitt, Hans Morgenthau, and the turn to "international relations"
Summary Legal analysis, historical and political critique and biographical studies provide a history of international law
Analysis International law
Political science & theory
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 518-558) and index
Subject International law -- History.
LC no. 2001035099
ISBN 0521623111 (hardback)
0521548098