International Law in the Ancient World

This briefly assesses the historiographic literature about the idea that ancient state systems predicated their relations on the rule of law. It examines ancient practices in relation to diplomatic privileges and immunities, treaty conclusion and observance, and the initiation and limitation of armed conflict. There was a coherent sense among ancient peoples from Near East and Mediterranean traditions that state relations should be conducted in accordance with established norms and values

Political science · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Classical Antiquity Studies · History · Law

• War and imperialism in Republican Rome, 327-70 B.C.

  William V Harris•War and imperialism in Republican…•1979

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• The Treaty of Alliance between Ḫattušili, King of the Hittites, and the Pharaoh Ramesses II of Egypt

  Open Access•S Langdon, Alan H Gardiner•The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology•1920

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• The Anarchical Society

  Open Access•Hedley Bull•The Anarchical Society•1977

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• Enemy or Foe

  G Schwab, G-M Schwab et al.•Telos•1987

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• The Anarchical Society

  Open Access•Michael Mandelbaum•Political Science Quarterly•1977

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• Greek Interstate Associations and the League of Nations

  Open Access•A E R Boak•American Journal of International…•1921

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• Hannibal's Covenant

  Elias Bickerman, Elias J Bickerman•The American Journal of Philology•1952

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• International Law and Inter-State Relations in Ancient India

  D Mackenzie Brown, Hiralal Chatterjee•Journal of the American Oriental…•1959

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