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International law: origins & history: Earliest eras

Earliest evidence: from BCE to 800 CE

MPEIL: the Max Planck Encyclopedias of Public International Law  

has two entries  by Wolfgang Preiser which would be useful starting points 

  • Basic Questions and Principles - an entry by Wolfgang Preiser
  • Ancient Times to 1648, 

The Law Bod has the print copy of this encyclopedia at Internat 500 E56c, but the online version has had a number of updates since the work was printed.

Finding commentary
To find books with relevant material, you will probably have to move into subject searches such as 
War (Philosophy)  
Peace (Philosophy)
Alliances -- Philosophy

 

And when it comes to specific ancient jurisditions - their foreign relations, politics and government eg


Greece -- Foreign relations -- To 146 B.C 
Greece -- Politics and government -- To 146 B.C

Athens (Greece) -- Politics and government
Athens (Greece) --  Foreign relations
War and society -- Greece -- Athens -- History

Egypt -- Foreign relations
Egypt -- History

Middle East -- History
Middle East -- Foreign relations

Islamic countries -- Relations -- Europe
Europe -- Relations -- Islamic countries

Related Bodleian guides

Related Bodleian guides