Justice among Nations. A History of International Law - Stephen C. Neff

Contents

A c k n o w l e d g m e n t s ix

Introduction 1

I

Law and Morality Abroad

(to ca. ad 1550) 5

1. Doing Justice to Others 9


2. Keeping Kings in Check 50


3. New Worlds and Th eir Challenges 92

II

Reason and Its Rivals

(ca. 1550– 1815) 137

4. Putting Nature and Nations Asunder 143
   5. Of Spiders and Bees 179

III

A Positive Century

(1815–1914) 215

6. Breaking with the Past 221
   7. Dissident Voices 260
   8. In Full Flower 298