The growth of world law / by Percy E. Corbett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Corbett, Percy Ellwood, 1892-1983, author.

Series:

Princeton legacy library.

Princeton Legacy Library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International law.

International agencies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (229 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1971.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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, international organizations, and states.Originally published in 1971.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

ABBREVIATIONS

INTRODUCTION

1. LAW, COMMUNITY, AND ORDER

2. PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW BEFORE 1945

3. PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW SINCE 1945

4. PROGRESS IN WORLD ORGANIZATION

5. REGIONAL ORGANIZATION

6. LAW AND WAR TODAY

7. FROM INTERNATIONAL TO WORLD LAW

8. SUMMING UP AND PROSPECT

INDEX

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-691-64739-9

1-4008-6789-4

OCLC:

933516033