Le Droit des Gens, Tome II (en Trois Tomes): Les Principes de la Loi Naturelle Appliqués à la Conduite et aux Affaires des Nations et des Souverains - ... French Edition of The Law of Nations of 1758
"For there is nothing on earth more acceptable to that Supreme Deity who rules over this whole world than the councils and assemblages of men bound together by law, which are called States." -Cicero, Somnitim Scipionis (51 BC) Le Droit des Gens, Volume II (1916) by Emer de Vattel is a replica of Books III and IV of the original French edition of 1758, with an introduction by Albert de Lapradelle, a French jurist. Also available from Cosimo Classics are Volume I in the original French and Volume III with the 1916 English translation of both volumes by Charles G. Fenwick. This edition focuses on war and the restoration of peace. Most notably, The Law of Nations changed the landscape of international law and is still consulted by jurists worldwide, a must-read for those intrigued by the foundation of international law.
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