THE RIGHTS OF WAR AND PEACE
Subtitle: Including the Law of Nature and of Nations
Publisher: Cosimo Classics
Published: March 15, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 436
ISBN-13: 9781602061279
Subjects: Jurisprudence & General Issues; Natural Law; Law / Natural Law; Law; Legal Reference / Law Profession
First sentence: I. THE disputes arising among those who are held together by no common bond of civil laws to decide their dissensions, like the ancient Patriarchs, who formed no national community, or the numerous, unconnected communities, whether under the direction of individuals, or kings, or persons invested with Sovereign power, as the leading men in an aristocracy, and the body of the people in a republican government; the disputes, arising among any of these, all bear a relation to the circumstances of war or peace.