Theory and Reality in Public International Law

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This edition of the work regarded as a modern classic in the field of international law corresponds to the third French edition in which the author updates his attempt "to increase the authority of international law by bringing back into it the values upon which it was founded". While this edition remains faithful to the ideas expounded in earlier versions, the author included new currents of thought in judicial practice and doctrine. These relate chiefly to the development of international organization, to the progress of codification, and to the decisions of the International Court of Justice. Originally published in 1968. Foreword • Frederick S. Dunn Translator’s Preface Author’s Preface Contents Abbreviations BOOK I: POLITICAL POWER IN EXTERNAL RELATIONS FROM THE BEGINNINGS OF THE MODERN STATE TO THE PRESENT I. The Foundations of the Modern State—The Individualist Consequences of the New Distribution of Power II. The Consolidation of the State—Growing Predominance of the Political since the Treaties of Westphalia III. International Law from the Congress of Vienna to the First World War, 1815-1914 IV. Between the Two World Wars, 1919-1939 BOOK II: GENERAL RELATIONS OF POWER AND LAW IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS I. The Political Fact: Its Criterion—Political Disputes. Political Tensions: Their Various Forms II. Is There an “International Community”? III. Sovereignty and International Organization IV. The Human Ends of Power BOOK III: CONVERGENCES AND TENSIONS OF LAW AND POWER IN POSITIVE INTERNATIONAL LAW I. Social Factors and Political Factors in the Development of International Law II. The State in the International Order III. Inter-State Relations IV. Peaceful Change BOOK IV: THE JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES Conclusion Index