In the eyes of all mankind
Interests and independence in Vattelian statehood
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12923219 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Catherine Frost (0000-0001-7429-8856, McMaster University, corresponding author), Rebekah K Pullen (0000-0002-7037-9461, McMaster University) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 294-311 |
| Publication date | 2021-08-06 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of International Political Theory (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1755-0882 • E-ISSN: 1755-1722 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/17550882211036635 |
| PMID | 35971529 |
| OpenAlex | W3189474062 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 36 |
Emer de Vattel's argument that states should be understood as free and independent bodies operating as moral persons in the international sphere is credited with launching a doctrine of sovereignty that hardened national borders against external interference or obligation. It also helped launch one of the world's first modern states through its influence on the American founding. Vattel's theory rests upon the critical role of judgment, specifically, the judgment of interests. That doctrine requires that states must always think for themselves, but not only about themselves. Offering some justification for international action, even in the midst of disagreement or war, is what separates civilized from villainous nations for Vattel, and this grounds interests in the communicative habits of an international community. Because the judgment of interests incorporates a communicative element, Vattelian internationalism cannot become exclusively self-regarding, and state interests cannot be entirely contained within national borders. Instead, Vattel's distinctive combination of independence and interests is set within a global community that makes the fate of outsiders the business of every state
Epistemology · Independence (probability theory · Law and economics · Political economy · Political science · Sociology · Central European national history · Law · Mathematics · Philosophy · Soviet and Russian History · Turkey's Politics and Society
The Critique of Classical Thought during the Interwar Period
Foundations of Modern International Thought
Mad Money
The Emergence of Probability
Classical Probability in the Enlightenment
From Apology to Utopia
Vattel's Law of Nations
The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
States as social entities
The Figure of Man and the Territorialisation of Justice in ‘Enlightenment’ Natural Law
Emer de Vattel and the Externalization of Sovereignty
The turn to history in international law and the sources doctrine
The Shifting Origins of International Law
The moral person of the state
Historian or Philosopher? Ian Hunter on Kant and Vattel
Emer de Vattel's Mélanges de littérature, de morale et de politique (1760)’
Kant and Vattel in Context
Enemies of Mankind
The Reception of Vattel’s Law of Nations in the American Colonies
Responsibility to Perfect
Hobbes's Modern Prometheus
The Passions and the Interests
The Declaration of Independence
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |