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International law in antiquity /
This study of the origins of international law contains up-to-date literature and archaeological evidence. David J. Bederman examines three critical areas in which law influenced ancient state relations - diplomacy, treaty-making and warfare - in the Near East (2800-700 BCE), the Greek city-states (...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2001.
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| Series: | Cambridge studies in international and comparative law (Cambridge, England : 1996) ;
16. |
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1 A methodological introduction: this study and its limitations; 2 State relations in ancient civilizations; 3 Religion and the sources of a law of nations in antiquity; 4 Making friends: diplomats and foreign visitors in ancient times; 5 Making faith: treaty practices amongst ancient peoples; 6 Making war: the commencement and conduct of hostilities in ancient times; 7 Civilization and community in the ancient mind; Topical bibliography; Index.