Hobbes, Realism and the Tradition of International Law

Covell, C.

Charles Covell considers the poltical thought of Thomas Hobbes in relation to the tradition of international law, and with the intention to challenge the reading of Hobbes as the exponent of the realist standpoint in international thought and practice. The relation of Hobbes to international law is explained through attention to the place that he occupies among the modern secular natural law thinkers, such as Grotius, Pufendorf, Wolff and Vattel, who founded the modern system of the law of nations.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2004-03-31

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780333761540

DOI: 10.1057/9780230000636

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 194