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law_of_nations
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[ noun ] (law) the body of laws governing relations between nations
Synonyms Used in print (Morton A. Kaplan and Nicholas de B. Katzenbach,...)In the century from 1815 to 1914 the law_of_nations became international_law . A number of other nineteenth century developments contributed to the transmutation of the law_of_nations into international_law ; that_is , from aspects of a universal system of Justice into particular rules governing the relations of sovereign states . The difference is important , for although the older law_of_nations did cover relationships among sovereigns , this was by_no_means its exclusive domain . No_longer did the sovereign look_to the law_of_nations to determine what he ought to do ; his search was merely for rules that might limit his freedom of action . One result was to nationalize much that had been regarded_as the law_of_nations . |
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