Research handbook on the theory and history of international law

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Pt. I. The essence and development of international legal theory -- The relevance theory and history : the essence and origins of international law / Alexander Orakhelashvili -- Early-modern scholarship on international law / Alain Wiffels -- Natural law and the law of nations / Patrick Capps -- The origins of consensual positivism : Pufendorf, Wolff and Vattel / Alexander Orakhelashvili -- The transformation of international law in the 19th century / Amnon Lev -- Hans Kelsen's place in international legal theory / Jörg Kammerhofer -- 'The holiness of the heart;s affection' : Philip Allott's theory of social idealism -- Pt. II. Thematic aspects of international legal theory -- International human rights law theory / Frédéric Mégret -- The philosophy of international criminal law / Robert Cryer -- International law and EU law : between asymmetric constitutionalisation and fragmentation / Katja S. Ziegler -- International law, international politics and ideology / Alexander Orakhelashvili -- Pt. III History of international law -- Periodization and international law / William E. Butler -- Acculturation through the Middle Ages : the Islamic law of nations and its place in the history of international law / Jean Allain -- The classical law of nations (1500-1800) / Randall Lesaffer -- The 19th-century life of international law / Alexander Orakhelashvili -- International law between universality and regional fragmentation : the historical case of Russia / Lauri Mälksoo -- International law in the 20th century / Carlo Focarelli.