The rights and duties of neutrals : A general history / Stephen Neff.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Neff, Stephen C., Author.

Contributor:

Neff, Stephen C., Contributor.

Series:

Melland Schill Studies in International Law

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (272 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Manchester University Press 2000

Manchester : Manchester University Press, [2022]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Now available as an ebook for the first time, this 2000 title in the Melland Schill Studies in International Law series is a survey of the history of law of neutrality from its mediaeval roots to the end of the twentieth century. The theme is the eternal clash between the rights of neutrals and belligerents - between the right of belligerents to defeat their enemies, and the right of neutrals to trade freely with all parties. Over the centuries, belligerent powers have devised various legal means of restricting neutrals from trading with their enemies, such as the law of blockade and contraband carriage. At the same time, neutral traders have done their best to evade and circumvent these restrictions. This book traces the evolution of state practice, together with the debates over the relevant doctrinal issues and the various attempts to reform and codify the law of neutrality.

Contents:

Front Matter

Dedication Page

Contents

List of abbreviations

Acknowledgements

Table of treaties

Introduction

I The foundations 1200–1800

1 Medieval roots

2 The age of parchment

3 In search of first principles

II Innovation and consolidation 1750–1914

4 The invention of total war

5 Consensus approached

6 Consensus ruptured

7 Stating the rules

III New challenges 1914–2000

8 A great war and new departures

9 The collective-security era

10 Modern times

Conclusion

Select bibliography

Table of cases

Index

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-5261-7057-4

OCLC:

1467875598