Word has reached us via H-Law of the publication of Relations internationales et droit(s) : acteurs, institutions et législations comparées (1815-1914) (Pedone, 2024) co-edited by Raphaël Cahen, Sara L. Kimble, Pierre Allorant, Walter Badier and P. Sean Morris. It treats the history of international law and international relations organized thematically with articles in both English and French.
–Dan Ernst. TOC here.The history of international law and international relations has undergone a historiographical revival in the last twenty years. In particular, the bicentenary of the Congress of Vienna has enabled us to reconsider the establishment of the European concert, as an international system, in the 19th century. The study of the relationship between international relations and law(s) has given rise to a rich field of research. This book is proof of this. It is structured around three main themes: those involved in international relations and international law (jurists, magistrates, lawyers, activists, publishers); international and comparative law institutions (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, courts, Council of State, universities, academies); and international law experts and expertise. The book brings together more than twenty previously unpublished contributions, in English and French, by authors from several continents. Each contribution explores innovative aspects of the relationship between law(s) and international relations in the 19th century. Either by focusing on one or more institutions, or on a group of actors - legal advisors, lawyers, judges, activists, publicists - or through the biography of a jurist. Several chapters shed light on the birth of the profession of “international jurist”, as well as the link between comparative legislation and international law.
