Kant and the Law of Peace

Kant and the Law of Peace is a critical examination of the jurisprudential aspects of Kant's international thought, with reference to the argument of his treatise Perpetual Peace (1795). Kant's international thought is situated in the wider context of his moral and political philosophy. Particular attention is given to explaining how Kant saw law as providing the basis for peace among men and states in the international sphere, and how, in his exposition of the elements of the law of peace, he broke with the secular natural law tradition of Grotius, Hobbes, Wolff and Vattel.

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Charles Covell is Associate Professor of Political Science and Jurisprudence at the University of Tsukuba in Japan.

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Acknowledgements Introduction Kant's Ethics Kant's Political Philosophy The Treaty of Perpetual Peace Kant and the Law of Nations The Preliminary Articles of Perpetual Peace The Definitive Articles of Perpetual Peace Conclusion Notes and References Bibliography Index