Customary International Law in Times of Fundamental Change: Recognizing Grotian Moments

This is the first book to explore the concept of “Grotian Moments.” Named for Hugo Grotius, whose masterpiece De Jure Belli ac Pacis helped marshal in the modern system of international law, Grotian Moments are transformative developments that generate the unique conditions for accelerated formation of customary international law. In periods of fundamental change, whether by technological advances, the commission of new forms of crimes against humanity, or the development of new means of wa...