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

J. E. M. Benham is Project Officer for Early English Laws at the Institute of Historical Research, London.

Product details

• Authors: Jenny Benham
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.09.2023
• EAN: 9781526174499
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-7449-9
• 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; LAW / International, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Treaties, International Relations, International Law, Medieval History, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Legal History, c 500 to c 1000 CE, European history: medieval period, middle ages, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval