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In this lively and informative volume Professor Corbett examines the role of law in the relations of nations, focusing on American, British, and Russian diplomacy. In case studies from 1585 to 1958 he considers the reasons why nations appeal to universal norms, traces the growth of a distinct body of rules appropriate to intergovernmental affairs,



Table of Contents
*Frontmatter, pg. i*FOREWORD, pg. v*PREFACE, pg. vii*ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, pg. ix*CONTENTS, pg. xi*ABBREVIATIONS, pg. xii*CHAPTER I. BRITAIN AND ITS L AW OF NATIONS, pg. 1*CHAPTER 2. ENTER T H E UNITED STATES, pg. 38*CHAPTER 3. THE SOVIET DILEMMA, pg. 83*CHAPTER 4. MARE LIBERUM AND MARE CLAUSUM, pg. 110*CHAPTER 5. THE DIPLOMACY OF ARBITRATION, pg. 136*CHAPTER 6. INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION, pg. 187*CHAPTER 7. HUMAN RIGHTS AND WORLD COMMUNITY, pg. 251*CHAPTER 8. CONCLUSIONS, pg. 271*INDEX, pg. 279

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: 12/8/2015 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780691626376, 978-0691626376
      ISBN10: 0691626375
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      In this lively and informative volume Professor Corbett examines the role of law in the relations of nations, focusing on American, British, and Russian diplomacy. In case studies from 1585 to 1958 he considers the reasons why nations appeal to universal norms, traces the growth of a distinct body of rules appropriate to intergovernmental affairs,



      Table of Contents
      *Frontmatter, pg. i*FOREWORD, pg. v*PREFACE, pg. vii*ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, pg. ix*CONTENTS, pg. xi*ABBREVIATIONS, pg. xii*CHAPTER I. BRITAIN AND ITS L AW OF NATIONS, pg. 1*CHAPTER 2. ENTER T H E UNITED STATES, pg. 38*CHAPTER 3. THE SOVIET DILEMMA, pg. 83*CHAPTER 4. MARE LIBERUM AND MARE CLAUSUM, pg. 110*CHAPTER 5. THE DIPLOMACY OF ARBITRATION, pg. 136*CHAPTER 6. INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION, pg. 187*CHAPTER 7. HUMAN RIGHTS AND WORLD COMMUNITY, pg. 251*CHAPTER 8. CONCLUSIONS, pg. 271*INDEX, pg. 279

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