Book contents
- Ancient Legal Thought
- Ancient Legal Thought
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- General Introduction
- Maps
- Part A Ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt
- Section I Ancient Procedural Law
- Section II Freedom, Equality, and Legal Status
- Section III Crime and Punishment
- Section IV International Justice
- 11 Ancient Treaties and Trust
- 12 Aggressive War and Necessity
- Part B Ancient Greece and China
- Part C India and the Roman Republic
- Part D Rabbinic Law and the Roman Empire
- Part E Final Thoughts
- Bibliography
- Index
11 - Ancient Treaties and Trust
from Section IV - International Justice
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 31 May 2019
- Ancient Legal Thought
- Ancient Legal Thought
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- General Introduction
- Maps
- Part A Ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt
- Section I Ancient Procedural Law
- Section II Freedom, Equality, and Legal Status
- Section III Crime and Punishment
- Section IV International Justice
- 11 Ancient Treaties and Trust
- 12 Aggressive War and Necessity
- Part B Ancient Greece and China
- Part C India and the Roman Republic
- Part D Rabbinic Law and the Roman Empire
- Part E Final Thoughts
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
What is characteristic of some of international law is that there are rules that are seen to apply to most States, at least in a significant region of the world, and the rules have a bindingness that extends beyond the particular borders of those States.
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- Ancient Legal ThoughtEquity, Justice, and Humaneness From Hammurabi and the Pharaohs to Justinian and the Talmud, pp. 187 - 204Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019