The Roman foundations of the law of nations [electronic resource] : Alberico Gentili and the justice of empire / edited by Benedict Kingsbury, Benjamin Straumann. Oxford scholarship online. Kingsbury, Benedict. Straumann, Benjamin. Gentili, Alberico, 1552-1608. International law History. Roman law Influence. KZ1242 341.09 22 Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record. This text explores ways in which both the theory and the practice of international politics was built upon Roman private and public law foundations on a variety of issues including the organisation and limitation of war, peace settlements embassies, commerce, and shipping. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010. 2010. 2010 Text 1 online resource (xiv, 382 p.) http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199599875.001.0001 eng