Enquiry into the Foundation and History of the Law of Nations in Europe From the Time of the Greeks and Romans, to the Age of Grotius

Ward, Robert. An Enquiry Into the Foundation and History of the Law of Nations in Europe, From the Time of the Greeks and Romans to the Age of Grotius. Dublin: Printed by P. Wogan, P. Byrne, W. Jones and J. Rice, 1795. Two volumes. Reprint available September 2004 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN 1-58477-393-6. Cloth. $230. * Since the seventeenth century the law of nations was dominated by the theory of natural law, which posited the existence of legal principles shared by all ages, places and peoples. This theory shaped the work of such major jurists as Grotius, Pufendorf and Selden. It was enshrined during the eighteenth century by advocates of the Enlightenment. Ward [1765-1846] rejected this theory. A Romantic, he had no use for universal systems. Instead, he appreciated the uniqueness of cultures and the differences between the past and the present. One of the first to apply Romantic ideas to the subject, he treated the law of nations as a malleable concept that changed considerably since antiquity.Ward, Robert Plumer is the author of 'Enquiry into the Foundation and History of the Law of Nations in Europe From the Time of the Greeks and Romans, to the Age of Grotius' with ISBN 9781584773931 and ISBN 1584773936.