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9: History of International Law

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    Elisabetta Fiocchi Malaspina
    History of International Law

    I.Introduction

    II.Theories of Natural Law and Law of Nations

    1.The Spread of Theories of Natural Law and the Law of Nations

    2.Emer de Vattel and his Law of Nations(1758)

    III.The Era of International Humanitarian Law

    1.Henry Dunant and the International Committee of the Red Cross

    2.Founding of the Institute of International Law (1873)

    a)Gustave Moynier (1826 -1910)

    b)Johann Caspar Bluntschli (1808–1881)

    IV.Conclusion

    Selected Bibliography


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