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In this lively and informative volume Professor Corbett examines the role of law in the relations of nations, focusing on American, British, and Russian diplomacy. In case studies from 1585 to 1958 he considers the reasons why nations appeal to universal norms, traces the growth of a distinct body of rules appropriate to intergovernmental affairs,

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(Paperback)

The Growth of World Law tells the story of the achievements that constitute an historic trend in the half century since the inauguration of the League of Nations, and documents transition from international law regulating conduct among states to world law for mankind: law transcending states and equally applicable to individuals, corporations, inte

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