| Elements of International Law (1836): With a Sketch of the History of the Science Contributor(s): Wheaton, Henry (Author) |
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ISBN: 1584771704 ISBN-13: 9781584771708 Publisher: Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. OUR PRICE: $37.95 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | International - Political Science | History & Theory - General - Political Science | World - General |
| Dewey: 341 |
| LCCN: 00066335 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6" W x 9" (1.60 lbs) 380 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Written when the author was a diplomat posted in Berlin, this distinguished treatise went through several American and English editions, and several more in French, Italian, Spanish and Chinese. A standard work during the nineteenth century, an edition was published in England as late as 1936. xiv, 375 pp. |
Contributor Bio(s): Wheaton, Henry: - Henry Wheaton [1785-1848] was a justice of the Marine Court of New York City, a member of the New York State constitutional convention of 1821, a one-term representative to the New York State Assembly and a high-level diplomat who served in Denmark and Prussia. An important legal writer, he was the reporter of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1816 to 1827 and the author of several notable treatises, including A History of the Law of Nations in Europe and America (1838) and An Enquiry into the Validity of the British Claim to a Right of Visitation and Search of American Vessels Suspected to be Engaged in the Slave Trade (1842). |