Elements of International Law

by Henry Wheaton

Overview

Written when the author was a diplomat posted in Berlin, this distinguished treatise went through several American and English editions, and several more in French, Italian, Spanish and Chinese. A standard work during the nineteenth century, an edition was published in England as late as 1936. "Mr. Wheaton's early familiarity with the jurisprudence and foreign relations of the United States, his long experience in diplomacy, his intimate acquaintance with European languages and foreign diplomatic writers, entitles his writings upon International Law to more than ordinary consideration. His works enjoy the highest reputation for the soundness of their views, and the learning and research displayed in illustrating the various topics discussed." --J.G. Marvin, Legal Bibliography (1847) 728 (citing third edition)

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781616192693
Publisher:	The Lawbook Exchange
Publication date:	05/03/2012
Pages:	378
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.84(d)

About the Author

HENRY WHEATON [1785-1848] was a justice of the Marine Court of New York City, a member of the New York State constitutional convention of 1821, a one-term representative to the New York State Assembly and a high-level diplomat who served in Denmark and Prussia. An important legal writer, he was the reporter of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1816 to 1827 and the author of several notable treatises, including A History of the Law of Nations in Europe and America (1838) and An Enquiry into the Validity of the British Claim to a Right of Visitation and Search of American Vessels Suspected to be Engaged in the Slave Trade (1842).

Table of Contents

Sketch of the History of International Law

Part First

I. Sources and Subjects of International Law

II. Sovereign States

Part Second: Absolute International Rights of States

I. Right of Self-Preservation

II. Rights of Independence

III. Rights of Equality

IV. Rights of Property

Part Third: International Rights of States in their Pacific Relations

I. Rights of Legation

II. Rights of Negotiation and Treaties

Part Fourth: International Rights of States in their Hostile Relations

I. Commencement of War, and its Immediate Effects

II. Rights of War as Between Enemies

III. Rights of War as to Neutrals

IV. Treaty of Peace

Editorial Reviews

"[A]N EXCELLENT WORK...INDISPUTABLY THE BEST OF ITS KIND IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE." --James Reddie, Inquiries into International Law (1842) 106

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