The Rights of War and Peace: Political Thought and the

The Rights of War and Peace: Political Thought and the International Order from Grotius to Kant

This book is the first fully historical account of the formative period of modern theories of international law. It sets the scene with an extensive history of the theory of international relations from antiquity down to the seventeenth century. Professor Richard Tuck examines the arguments over the moral basis for war and international aggression, and links the debates to the writings of the great political theorists such as Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, and Kant.
Country USA
Brand OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
Manufacturer Oxford University Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780199248148
ReleaseDate 2001-10-04
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780199248148

The Rights of War and Peace: Political Thought and the International Order from Grotius to Kant