The Oxford Handbook of the History of International Law provides an
authoritative and original overview of the origins, concepts, and
core issues of international law. The first comprehensive Handbook
on the history of international law, it is a truly unique
contribution to the literature of international law and relations.
Pursuing both a global and an interdisciplinary approach, the
Handbook brings together some sixty eminent scholars of
international law, legal history, and global history from all parts
of the world.
Covering international legal developments from the 15th century
until the end of World War II, the Handbook consists of over sixty
individual chapters which are arranged in six parts. The book opens
with an analysis of the principal actors in the history of
international law, namely states, peoples and nations,
international organisations and courts, and civil society actors.
Part Two is devoted to a number of key themes of the history of
international law, such as peace and war, the sovereignty of
states, hegemony, religion, and the protection of the individual
person. Part Three addresses the history of international law in
the different regions of the world (Africa and Arabia, Asia, the
Americas and the Caribbean, Europe), as well as 'encounters'
between non-European legal cultures (like those of China, Japan,
and India) and Europe which had a lasting impact on the body of
international law. Part Four examines certain forms of 'interaction
or imposition' in international law, such as diplomacy (as an
example of interaction) or colonization and domination (as an
example of imposition of law). The classical juxtaposition of the
civilized and the uncivilized is also critically studied. Part Five
is concerned with problems of the method and theory of history
writing in international law, for instance the periodisation of
international law, or Eurocentrism in the traditional
historiography of international law. The Handbook concludes with a
Part Six, entitled "People in Portrait," which explores the life
and work of twenty prominent scholars and thinkers of international
law, ranging from Muhammad al-Shaybani to Sir Hersch Lauterpacht.
The Handbook will be an invaluable resource for scholars and
students of international law. It provides historians with new
perspectives on international law, and increases the historical and
cultural awareness of scholars of international law. It aims to
become the new standard reference work for the global history of
international law.
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