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Film, Video The Role of "Law of Nations" in America's Independence

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Title

  • The Role of "Law of Nations" in America's Independence

Summary

  • Kluge Fellow Theo Christov examines the language of Emer Vattel's "Law of Nations" (1758) and the impact of Vattel on turning the newly rising United States into an international actor and eventual global power. One of the most reliable authorities during the Continental Congress (1774-1789), "Law of Nations" was not only the most consulted book on how to turn dependent British colonies into independent political actors on the international stage; it also marked the Declaration of Independence chiefly as a declaration of interdependence with other major European powers and the Constitution as a powerful statement of international law.

Names

  • Library of Congress
  • John W. Kluge Center (Library of Congress), sponsoring body

Created / Published

  • Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 2016-05-12.

Headings

  • -  Biography, History
  • -  Government, World Affairs
  • -  Law of Nations, Emer Vattel, Thoe Christov, declaration of independence, law, international law

Notes

  • -  Classification: History (General) and History of Europe.
  • -  Classification: History: America.
  • -  Classification: Law.
  • -  Classification: Political Science.
  • -  Theo Christov.
  • -  Recorded on 2016-05-12.
  • -  Librarians, Archivists.
  • -  Researchers.

Medium

  • 1 online resource

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021690175

Online Format

  • video
  • image
  • online text

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Library Of Congress, and Sponsoring Body John W. Kluge Center. The Role of "Law of Nations" in America's Independence. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -05-12, 2016. Video. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2021690175/.

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Library Of Congress & John W. Kluge Center, S. B. (2016) The Role of "Law of Nations" in America's Independence. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -05-12. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2021690175/.

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Library Of Congress, and Sponsoring Body John W. Kluge Center. The Role of "Law of Nations" in America's Independence. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -05-12, 2016. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2021690175/>.