International Law in Europe, 700-1200

Was there international law in the Middle Ages? This book examines the extent to which such a system of rules was known and followed in the period 700 to 1200. Taking treaties as its main source, it challenges traditional interpretations of the history of international law and how it functioned in a period before fully fledged nation states.

About the author

Jenny Benham is Senior Lecturer in Medieval History at Cardiff University

Summary

Was there international law in the Middle Ages? This book examines the extent to which such a system of rules was known and followed in the period 700 to 1200. Taking treaties as its main source, it challenges traditional interpretations of the history of international law and how it functioned in a period before fully fledged nation states. -- .

Product details

• Authors: Jenny Benham
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2022
• EAN: 9781526142283
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-4228-3
• No. of pages: 368
• Series: Artes Liberales
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Comparative and international political science