The Epochs of International Law

Wilhelm G. Grewe

Published by De Gruyter 2000

The Epochs of International Law

Wilhelm G. Grewe
Compiled by: Michael Byers

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110902907

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Wilhelm G. Grewe's "Epochen der Völkerrechtsgeschichte", published in 1984, is widely regarded as one of the classic twentieth century works of international law. This revised translation by Michael Byers of Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, makes this important book available to non-German readers for the first time.

"The Epocs of International Law" provides a theoretical overview and detailed analysis of the history of international law from the Middle Ages, to the Age of Discovery and the Thirty Years War, from Napoleon Bonaparte to the Treaty of Versailles, the Cold War and the Age of the Single Superpower, and does so in a way that reflects Grewe's own experience as one of Germany's leading diplomats and professors of international law.

A new chapter, written by Wilhelm G. Grewe and Michael Byers, updates the book to October 1998, making the revised translation of interest to German international layers, international relations scholars and historians as well.

Wilhelm G. Grewe was one of Germany's leading diplomats, serving as West German ambassador to Washington, Tokyo and NATO, and was a member of the International Court of Arbitration in The Hague. Subsequently professor of International Law at the University of Freiburg, he remains one of Germany's most famous academic lawyers. Wilhelm G. Grewe died in January 2000.

Professor Dr. Michael Byers, Duke University, School of Law, Durham, North Carolina, formerly a Fellow of Jesus College, Oxford, and a visiting Fellow of the Max-Planck-Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, Heidelberg.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	vii
Translator’s Note Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
Preface to the Second Edition Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xi
Preface to the First Edition Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xii
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	xv
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Part One. lus gentium. The Structure of the Law of the Nations during the Middle Ages
Chapter One. Unity and Subdivision of the Occident under the Dyarchy of Emperor and Pope Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	36
Chapter Two. The Foundation of the International Legal Community: The Occidental Christian Community Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	51
Chapter Three. The Subjects of the International Legal Community: The Polities of the Feudal Age Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	61
Chapter Four. Admission to the Family of Nations: Approbation and Recognition Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	75
Chapter Five. Law-Making: Natural Law and Treaty Practice Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	83
Chapter Six. The Judiciary: The Development and Structure of Medieval Arbitration Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	93
Chapter Seven. Law Enforcement: The Idea and Reality of the »Just War« Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	105
Chapter Eight. The Legal Forms of Territorial Settlement: Adjudication and Occupation Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	119
Chapter Nine. Law and Dominion of the Sea: Claims by the Coastal States Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	129
Part Two. lus inter gentes. The Law of Nations in the Spanish Age 1494–1648
Chapter One. The Predominance of Spain in the State System Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	136
Chapter Two. The Foundation of the International Legal Community: The Laws of the European Family of Christian Nations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	141
Chapter Three. The Subjects of the International Legal Community: The Early Modern States Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	163
Chapter Four. Admission to the International Law Community: The Recognition of the Independence of the Netherlands Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	183
Chapter Five. Law-Making: lus naturae and ius voluntarium Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	187
Chapter Six. The Judicial Settlement of International Disputes: The Decline of Arbitration Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	199
Chapter Seven. Law Enforcement: The Genesis of the Classical Law of War Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	201
Chapter Eight. The Institutions of the Law of Nations for the Formation of a Territorial Order in the Age of Discoveries Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	229
Chapter Nine. Law and Dominion of the Sea: Mare clausum v. mare liberum Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	257
Part Three. Droit Public de l’Europe. The International Legal Order during the French Age 1648–1815
Chapter One. The Age of French Predominance in the State System Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	279
Chapter Two. The Foundations of the International Legal Community: European Balance of Power, Dynastic Solidarity, Colonial Expansion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	287
Chapter Three. The Subjects of the International Legal Community: Closed Territorial States Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	317
Chapter Four. Admission to the Family of Nations: The Recognition of the Independence of the United States Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	343
Chapter Five. The Formation of Legal Rules: Law of Nature and raison d’état Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	349
Chapter Six. Judicature: The Nadir of International Arbitration Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	363
Chapter Seven. Law Enforcement: Cabinet Wars and Contractual Neutrality Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	367
Chapter Eight. The Laws of Territorial Settlement: Symbolic and Effective Occupation Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	395
Chapter Nine. Law and Dominion of the Sea: Neutral Rights in Wartime as »liberté des mers« Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	403
Chapter Ten. The French Revolution: Postulates and Ideological Programmes Relating to the Law of Nations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	413
Part Four. »International Law« The International Legal Order of the British Age 1815–1919
Chapter One. British Predominance in the State System Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	426
Chapter Two. The Foundations of the International Legal Community: The Idea of Civilisation and a Universal International Law in a Global State System Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	445
Chapter Three. The Subjects of International Law: The Breakthrough of the Concept of the Nation-State Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	483
Chapter Four. Admission to the Family of Nations: The Independence of the Latin American Republics and the Classical Doctrine of Recognition Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	497
Chapter Five. Law-Making: The Consent of States as a Source of International Law Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	503
Chapter Six. Adjudication: The Rebirth of Arbitration Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	517
Chapter Seven. Law Enforcement: The Completion of the Classical Law of War and Neutrality Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	525
Chapter Eight. The Law of Territorial Settlement: Acquisition of Territory by Effective Occupation Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	543
Chapter Nine. Law and Dominion of the Sea: Freedom of the Seas under British Maritime Dominion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	551
Part Five. International Law and the League of Nations. The International Legal Order of the Inter-War Period 1919–1944
Chapter One. The Transition Period of the Anglo-American Condominium Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	574
Chapter Two. The Foundations of the International Legal Community: A Global Community Dominated by the West Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	581
Chapter Three. The Subjects of International Law: The Modern State in the Age of Mass Democracy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	589
Chapter Four. Admission to the International Legal Community: The Stimson Doctrine of Non-Recognition Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	599
Chapter Five. The Formation of Legal Rules: The Turn Away from Positivism; A Frenzy of Law-Making Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	603
Chapter Six. The Administration of Justice: Compulsory Arbitration and the Permanent Court of International Justice Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	611
Chapter Seven. Law Enforcement: The Outlawry of War, and Sanctions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	619
Chapter Eight. The Laws of Territorial Settlement: Contiguity and Sectoral Demarcation Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	627
Chapter Nine Law and Dominion of the Sea: The Decline of Neutral Rights Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	631
Part Six. United Nations: International Law in the Age of American-Soviet Rivalry and the Rise of the Third World 1945–1989
Chapter One. The Bipolar World System Dominated by Two Super-Powers Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	638
Chapter Two. The Foundations of the International Legal Community: A Universal Community without Common Values Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	645
Chapter Three. The Subjects of International Law: A Heterogeneous World of States Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	651
Chapter Four. Admission to the International Legal Community: »Peaceloving« as a Criterion for Membership of the United Nations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	659
Chapter Five. The Formation of Legal Rules: The Role of the United Nations in the Creation of Law Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	663
Chapter Six. Adjudication: Preeminence of Political Rather than Judicial Settlement of Disputes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	667
Chapter Seven. Law Enforcement: lus contra bellum and the Use of Force in Practice Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	673
Chapter Eight. Legal Forms of Territorial Settlement: The Distribution of the Last Unoccupied Regions of the Earth; Air and Space Law Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	685
Chapter Nine. Law and Dominion of the Sea: The »Common Heritage of Mankind« Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	689
Conclusion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	695
Part Seven. Epilogue
Epilogue: An International Community with a Single Superpower Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	701
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	727
Sources of Illustrations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	761
Name Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	763
Subject Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	773

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Edition: Reprint 2012
Pages
- Front matter: 22
- Main content: 780
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 62
Keywords: Völkerrecht; Geschichte

eBook

Published: February 6, 2013
ISBN: 9783110902907

Hardcover

Published: June 9, 2000
ISBN: 9783110153392