Regeneration and Hegemony

Franco-Batavian Relations in the Revolutionary Era, 1795-1803

Raymond Kubben (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

808 Seiten

2011
Martinus Nijhoff (Verlag)
978-90-04-18558-6 (ISBN)

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Providing a case study of relations between France and the Netherlands throughout the Revolutionary Wars, this book offers a contribution to the debates on the relation between law and politics at the international level and on state-centrism in international relations.

What is the relevance of law to a world dominated by a hegemon? What is the relation between power and law at the international level? In this volume, these questions are approached based on a case study of relations between France and the Netherlands throughout the Revolutionary Wars. It shows that power and law are not isolated phenomena and that their relation is not as one-dimensional as it is commonly portrayed. Law can be an instrument of power, while law poses a normative force even a superpower cannot ignore. Thereto, the case study sketches a context in which an international law based on sovereign equality could, to a large extent, be circumvented by exploiting crossborder factionalism, thus nuancing state-centric perspectives on international politics.

Studies in the History of International Law, vol. 1

Raymond Kubben (1980) studied law and public administration sciences. He obtained his Ph.D. in Law at Tilburg University in 2009 and is presently Assistant Professor in the history and theory of international law and international relations at that university.

Introductory note, by Randall Lesaffer
Preface
Map of the Republic of the United Provinces on the eve of the Revolutionary era

Part I. Révolution sans frontières

Introduction
1.Power and law in international order
2. The French Revolution and the European order

Part II. Icy rivers, chains of gold: the Franco-Batavian alliance

1. Gallicus amicus
2. Clapping hands, fraternal style
3. A constitutive treaty?
4. War and peace
5. The limits of independence
6. The alliance renewed

Part III. The Batavian Republic and the struggle for peace

1. Revolutionary peace
2. Peace at last
3. Negotiating with Britain
4. A gathering in Rastatt
5. The Consul’s peace
6. Bridging the Channel

Part IV. The Revolutionary alliance

Appendix

Abbreviations
Translation of words in Dutch
Archivalia
Bibliography
Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	17.1.2011
Reihe/Serie	Studies in the History of International Law ; 3/1
Zusatzinfo	4 Tables, black and white; 2 Line drawings, black and white; 1 Illustrations, black and white
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	1464 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
	Recht / Steuern ► Rechtsgeschichte
ISBN-10	90-04-18558-5 / 9004185585
ISBN-13	978-90-04-18558-6 / 9789004185586
Zustand	Neuware