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Balance of power and norm hierarchy : Franco-British diplomacy after the Peace of Utrecht / by Frederik Dhondt.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dhondt, Frederik, 1984- author.
- Series:
- Legal history library ; Volume 17.
- Legal history library. Studies in the history of international law ; Volume 7.
- Legal History Library, 1874-1793 ; Volume 17
- Studies in the History of International Law ; Volume 7
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- International law--Europe--History--18th century.
- International law.
- Balance of power--Europe--History--18th century.
- Balance of power.
- Europe--Foreign relations--18th century.
- Europe.
- Great Britain--Foreign relations--18th century.
- Great Britain.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (648 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden, The Netherlands : Koninklijke Brill, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Balance of Power and Norm Hierarchy: Franco-British Diplomacy after the Peace of Utrecht offers a detailed study of French and British diplomacy in the age of ‘Walpole and Fleury’. After Louis XIV’s decease, European international relations were dominated by the collaboration between James Stanhope and Guillaume Dubois. Their alliance focused on the amendment and enlargement of the peace treaties of Utrecht, Rastatt and Baden. In-depth analysis of vast archival material uncovers the practical legal arguments used between Hampton Court and Versailles. ‘Balance of Power’ or ‘Tranquillity of Europe’ were in fact metaphors for the predominance of treaty law even over the most fundamental municipal norms. An implacable logic of norm hierarchy allowed to consolidate peace in Europe.
- Contents:
- Preliminary Material
- Introduction
- The System of Stanhope and Dubois (1717–1723)
- Stanhope and Dubois’s Diplomatic Legacy
- Jealousy and Misunderstandings? The Disintegration of the European System (1731–1740)
- Conclusion
- Chronology
- Simplified Genealogies
- Sources
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 90-04-29375-2
- OCLC:
- 910446884
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1163/9789004293755 DOI
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