Bederman David J. International law in antiquity

Cambridge University Press, 2001. — 322 p. — ISBN: 0-521-79197-9 ; 978-0-521-79197-7; 0-521-03359-4 ; 978-0-521-03359-6.This study of the origins of international law combines techniques of intellectual history and historiography to investigate the earliest developments of the law of nations. The book examines the sources, processes, and doctrines of international legal obligation in antiquity to reevaluate the
critical attributes of international law.A methodological introduction: this study and its limitations
State relations in ancient civilizations
Religion and the sources of a law of nations in antiquity
Making friends: diplomats and foreign visitors in ancient times
Making faith: treaty practices amongst ancient peoples
Making war: the commencement and conduct of hostilities in ancient times
Civilization and community in the ancient mind