Catholicism, the Peace of Westphalia, and the Origins of Modern International Law
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-1996
Journal Title
The European Legacy
DOI
10.1080/10848779608579476
Abstract
Article Extract:
The toleration and recognition won by the Protestant states of Europe after prevailing over Catholic forces in the Thirty Years War (1618-48) meant the rejection of the hierarchy that stemmed from the authority of the pope and Catholic Church and the establishment of a system “characterized by the coexistence of a multiplicity of states, each sovereign within its territory, equal to one another, and free from any external earthly authority.” This political and doctrinal development did not take place in a vacuum; it represented the outcome of medieval reflections on the relationship between individuals and the natural and divine order…
First Page
734
Last Page
739
Num Pages
5
Volume Number
1
Issue Number
2
Recommended Citation
Charlotte Ku,
Catholicism, the Peace of Westphalia, and the Origins of Modern International Law,
1
The Eur. Legacy
734
(1996).
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