Eyffinger, Arthur,

T.M.C. Asser (1838-1913) : "in quest of liberty, justice, and peace" / by Arthur Eyffinger. - Legal history library. Studies in the history of international law ; volume 30/13 . - Legal history library. 30/13. .

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I. 'Inconspicuous if honest lineage' : the Asser family -- II. 'Le monde marche!' : Tobias Asser, the early years (1838-1860) -- III. 'The thread of Ariadne' : a career and a life in the making -- IV. 'On Mercury's wings : the law of commerce -- V. 'A scaffolding of fictions' : the organisation of international law -- VI. 'The brain's rack' : private international law -- VII. Vers L’ Union Judiciaire: the four Hague conferences on private international law (1893–1904) -- VIII. ‘The learned guide of the nation’ : the counsellor -- IX. ‘Surtout pas de zèle!’ : the international delegate -- X. ‘The hundred chosen’ : the first Hague peace conference (1899) -- XI. ‘The beacons of a new era’ : the years up to 1907 -- XII. ‘Le Parlement de l’ Humanité’ : the second Hague peace conference (1907) -- XIII. Public honours and private grief : the family man -- IV. ‘The mark of his master hand’ : the concluding conferences -- V. Young at heart : the final chord.

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Asser, T. M. C. 1838-1913


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International law--History.
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