Vattel's International Law from a XXIst Century Perspective / Le droit international de Vattel vu du XXIe siècle

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No other scholar has so deeply influenced the development of international law or shaped the doctrinal debates as Vattel. More than 250 years after its publication, his Law of Nations has remained the most frequently quoted treatise of international law.

Vattel's International Law from a XXIst Century Perspective explores the reasons behind the extraordinary authority of Vattel and analyses its continuing relevance for thinking and understanding contemporary international law. It gathers the contributions from well-known experts of international law and history for the purpose of evaluating the Law of Nations from a XXIst century perspective. The multiple facets of Vattel's thinking are apprehended through a wide-ranging and comprehensive analysis respectively devoted to the international system, the sources of international law, the subjects of international law, the law of peace, and the law of war.

About the Author

Vincent Chetail is Associate Professor of International Law at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies. He is Research Director at the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights and at the Programme for the Study of Global Migration. He has published on various fields of international law, including legal theory, human rights, refugee law and collective security.

Peter Haggenmacher is Emeritus Professor of International Law at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies. He has published on general international law, the history and philosophy of international law and Grotius.