Vattel's law of nations and just war theory

History of European Ideas 35 (4):408-417 (2009)
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It has often been said that Vattel's treatise on the law of nations breaks with the tradition of modern natural law and just war theory. Based on a closer examination of Vattel's justification of preventive war and of his assessment of the balance of power in Europe, the paper argues that this criticism is greatly exaggerated, if not entirely misleading.

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10.1016/j.histeuroideas.2009.05.001

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Just War or Perpetual Peace?Gregory Reichberg - 2002 - Journal of Military Ethics 1 (1):16-35.

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