Politics and the Histories of International Law: The Quest for Knowledge and Justice

by Raphael Schäfer and Anne Peters

What are the implications of writing the history of legal issues? Eighteen authors from different legal systems and backgrounds offer different answers, by examining the history writing on issues ranging from slavery over the use of force to extraterritorial jurisdiction. Contributions show how historiography has often distorted or neglected regional cultures and suggest alternative methods and approaches to history writing. These studies are highly...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004461795
• ISBN13: 9789004461796
• Release Date: July 2021
• Publisher: Brill Nijhoff
• Length: 516 Pages