An Essay Concerning the Laws of Nations, and the Rights of Soveraigns: With an Account of What Was Said at the Council-Board by the Civilians Upon the ... by the Late King's Commission, Might Not - Softcover
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Your guide to the early arguments on piracy, authority, and the rights of nations.
This work presents a historical debate on how subjects and privateers fit within the laws of nations and the rights of sovereigns, framed as a discussion at a council board.
This edition collects the Civilians’ opinions and the responses from leaders of the time, shedding light on how legal authority, wartime actions, and personal loyalties were weighed in moments of crisis. It reveals how debates over sovereignty, piracy, and government power shaped early modern understandings of obedience and rebellion.- Explore how private ships and commissioned privateers were viewed under the law.
- See the tension between absolute obedience and the public good in political theory.
- Learn how legal authorities argued for or against piracy and treason.
- Understand the historical context behind debates about sovereignty and wartime actions.
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