Full Description
Contemporary research on the genealogy of human rights and the foundations of international law has brought renewed interest to the study of natural law in the early-modern period. German-born Samuel Pufendorf (1632-1694) is one of the eminent thinkers of this tradition, shaping the period's natural jurisprudence.
This unique collection of essays edited by historian of political thought Peter Schröder fills in a gap in Pufendorf scholarship, exploring the significance of his contributions to political and legal thought on a broad scale. While many books studying Pufendorf's work are confined to one specific academic area, Pufendorf's International Political and Legal Thought is truly interdisciplinary, and the first book to substantially address the international aspect of Pufendorf's work.
Ambitious and accessible, this collection is indispensable for scholars and students of intellectual history, political thought, international legal history, the Enlightenment, and political economy. With its focus on international law, Pufendorf's International Political and Legal Thought is a critical addition to the existing body of work on this renowned philosopher and jurist.
Contents
Peter Schröder: Contexts and Concepts of Pufendorf's Political and Legal International Thought - An Introduction
I
1: Nathaniel Boyd: Pufendorf on Confessional Strife and Interstate Relations
2: Ben Holland: De Systematibus Civitatum: Pufendorf on Confederations and Composite Kingdoms
3: Mark Somos, Ioannis Evrigenis: Rhetorical Strategy and Legal Force in Pufendorf's State of Nature
4: Laetitia Ramelet: Pufendorf's Contract Theory of the State and the Distinction Between Citizens and Foreigners
5: Theo Christov: Pufendorf on European Conquest and Non-European Peoples
6: Johan Olsthoorn: "Infinite Right": Proportionality and Liability in Early Modern Ethics of War and Self-Defence
II
7: Thomas Behme: Pufendorf's Idea of Natural Equality
8: Peter Schröder: Sovereignty and Interstate Relations
9: Eva Odzuck: Sex and Gender in Pufendorf's International Political Thought: Protecting the Body Politic with Body Politics and with a (Gendered) Politics of Self-Esteem
10: Kari Saastamoinen: Pufendorf on Slavery
11: Heikki Haara: Pufendorf's Revaluation of Hobbes's Friend-Enemy Distinction and Law of War
12: Ere Nokkala: The Reception of Pufendorf's "International Thought" in Eighteenth-Century Germany
13: Camilla Boisen: Pufendorf's Enduring Legacy for International Law
