A History of International Law in Italy (The History and Theory of International Law)

Présentation sur le site de l'éditeur : "This volume critically reassesses the history and impact of international law in Italy. It examines how Italy's engagement with international law has been influenced and cross-fertilized by global dynamics, in terms of theories, methodologies, or professional networks. It asks to what extent historical and political turning points influenced this engagement, especially where scholars were part of broader academic and public debates or even active participants in the role of legal advisers or politicians. It explores how international law was used or misused by relevant actors in such contexts. Bringing together scholars specialized in international law and legal history, this volume first provides a historical examination of the theoretical legal analysis produced in the Italian context, exploring its main features, and dissident voices. The second section assesses the impact on international law studies of key historical and political events involving Italy, both international and domestically; and, conversely, how such events influenced perceptions of international law. Finally, a concluding section places the preceding analysis within a broader, contemporary perspective. This volume weighs in on in the growing debate on the need to explore international law from comparative and local viewpoints. It shows how regional, national, and local contexts have contributed to shaping international legal rules, institutions, and doctrines; and how these in turn influenced local solutions." cover Half title Series A History of International Law in Italy Copyright Dedication Contents List of Contributors List of Abbreviations part 1 1. What is a History of International Law in Italy for? International Law through the Prism of National Perspectives Part 2 2. Early “Italian” Scholars of Ius Gentium 3. International Law as a Political Language, 1600–​1859 4. The Risorgimento and the “Birth” of International Law in Italy 5. The Construction of the International Law Discipline in Italy between the Mancinian and Positive Schools 6. Italian Legal Scholarship of International Law in the Early Decades of the Twentieth Century 7. The (Immediate) Post-​World War II Period 8. The Formation of International Law Journals in Italy: Their Role in the Discipline 9. Catholicism and the Evolution of International Law Studies in Italy 10. Burn Out and Fade Away: Marxism in Italian International Legal Scholarship 11. The Integrated Approach to Private and Public International Law—​A Distinctive Feature of Italian Legal Thinking Part 3 12. The Unification of Italy and International Law 13. The “Roman Question”: The Dissolution of the Papal State, the Creation of the Vatican City State, and the Debate on the International Legal Personality of the Holy See 14. The Italian Approach to Colonialism: The First Experiences in Eritrea and Somalia 15. Italy between the Two World Wars: International Law Issues 16. The Influence of Italian International Law Scholars on the Crafting of the 1948 Constitution 17. The Main International Law Issues Arising in the Aftermath of World War II part 4 18. Some Contributions from and Influence of the Italian Doctrine of International Law 19. The Italian Doctrine over Final Decades Index Présentation sur le site de l'éditeur : "This volume critically reassesses the history and impact of international law in Italy. It examines how Italy's engagement with international law has been influenced and cross-fertilized by global dynamics, in terms of theories, methodologies, or professional networks. It asks to what extent historical and political turning points influenced this engagement, especially where scholars were part of broader academic and public debates or even active participants in the role of legal advisers or politicians. It explores how international law was used or misused by relevant actors in such contexts. Bringing together scholars specialized in international law and legal history, this volume first provides a historical examination of the theoretical legal analysis produced in the Italian context, exploring its main features, and dissident voices. The second section assesses the impact on international law studies of key historical and political events involving Italy, both international and domestically; and, conversely, how such events influenced perceptions of international law. Finally, a concluding section places the preceding analysis within a broader, contemporary perspective. This volume weighs in on in the growing debate on the need to explore international law from comparative and local viewpoints. It shows how regional, national, and local contexts have contributed to shaping international legal rules, institutions, and doctrines; and how these in turn influenced local solutions." This volume critically reassesses the history and impact of international law in Italy. It examines how Italy's engagement with international law has been influenced and cross-fertilized by global dynamics, in terms of theories, methodologies, or professional networks. It asks to what extent historical and political turning points influenced this engagement, especially where scholars were part of broader academic and public debates or even active participants in the role of legal advisers or politicians. It explores how international law was used or misused by relevant actors in such contexts.0Bringing together scholars specialized in international law and legal history, this volume first provides a historical examination of the theoretical legal analysis produced in the Italian context, exploring its main features, and dissident voices. The second section assesses the impact on international law studies of key historical and political events involving Italy, both international and domestically; and, conversely, how such events influenced perceptions of international law. Finally, a concluding section places the preceding analysis within a broader, contemporary perspective.0This volume weighs in on in the growing debate on the need to explore international law from comparative and local viewpoints. It shows how regional, national, and local contexts have contributed to shaping international legal rules, institutions, and doctrines; and how these in turn influenced local solutions This volume provides a comprehensive, innovative, and critical analysis of the development and impact of international law in Italy. Through its scholars and due to political and historical events, Italy has contributed significantly to the formation and definition of international law and its academic community.