Sign-In
Cart
International Law and Some Current Illusions: And Other Essays
Hardcover
General LawInternational Relations
ISBN13: 9781025740348
Publisher: Tradd Street Press
Published: Feb 14 2026
Pages: 408
Weight: 1.64
Height: 0.94 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
International Law and Some Current Illusions, and Other Essays is a seminal collection of writings by the distinguished jurist John Bassett Moore, offering a critical analysis of the legal and political landscape during a transformative period in global history. As one of the preeminent legal minds of the early twentieth century and the first American judge on the Permanent Court of International Justice, Moore provides a rigorous examination of the evolution of international legal doctrine and its practical application in a changing world.
The essays within this volume address a wide range of vital topics, including the functions of international courts, the complexities of arbitration, and the laws governing maritime warfare and neutrality. Moore skillfully deconstructs common misconceptions or illusions regarding the reach and power of international law, advocating instead for a pragmatic approach rooted in history and realistic diplomatic precedent. His insights into the nature of sovereignty and the mechanisms for maintaining global peace offer a clear-eyed perspective on the challenges of legal enforcement and the realities of statecraft.
This work stands as an essential resource for understanding the foundations of modern international relations and the development of global jurisprudence. Moore's intellectual depth and clarity make this collection a timeless exploration of how nations interact under the rule of law.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you may see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.
This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.
As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Also from
Moore, John Bassett
The Voyage to Tsushima: Rodjdestvensky's Russian Fleet, the Dogger Bank Incident & the Russo-Japanese War at Sea, 1904-05-From Libau to Tsushima with
Moore, John Bassett
Wood, Walter
Politovsky, Eugène S.
Paperback
The Revolutionary Diplomatic Correspondence of the United States; Volume 4
Wharton, Francis
Moore, John Bassett
Hardcover
Four Phases of American Development: Federalism-Democracy-Imperialism-Expansion
Moore, John Bassett
Hardcover
A Secretary of State From Brown, William Learned Marcy: An Address
Moore, John Bassett
Palmer, Henry Robinson
Paperback
The Works of James Buchanan, Comprising his Speeches, State Papers, and Private Correspondence;
Buchanan, James
Moore, John Bassett
Henry, James Buchanan
Paperback
The Revolutionary Diplomatic Correspondence of the United States; Volume 2
Wharton, Francis
Moore, John Bassett
Paperback
A Digest of the Law of England With Reference to the Conflict of Laws
Dicey, Albert Venn
Moore, John Bassett
Paperback
The Voyage to Tsushima: Rodjdestvensky's Russian Fleet, the Dogger Bank Incident & the Russo-Japanese War at Sea, 1904-05-From Libau to Tsushima with
Moore, John Bassett
Wood, Walter
Politovsky, Eugène S.
Hardcover
The Permanent Court of International Justice: International Conciliation, No. 197, April, 1924
Moore, John Bassett
Paperback
A Digest Of International Law: As Embodied In Diplomatic Discussions, Treaties And Other International Agreements, International Awards, The Decision
Moore, John Bassett
Wharton, Francis
Hardcover
The Works of James Buchanan, Comprising his Speeches, State Papers, and Private Correspondence; Volume 5
Buchanan, James
Henry, James Buchanan
Moore, John Bassett
Hardcover
A Digest of International Law: As Embodied in Diplomatic Discussions, Treaties and Other International Agreements, International Awards, the Decision
Moore, John Bassett
Wharton, Francis
Hardcover
The Works of James Buchanan, Comprising his Speeches, State Papers, and Private Correspondence
Buchanan, James
Henry, James Buchanan
Moore, John Bassett
Paperback
The Works of James Buchanan, Comprising his Speeches, State Papers, and Private Correspondence
Buchanan, James
Henry, James Buchanan
Moore, John Bassett
Hardcover
The Works of James Buchanan, Comprising his Speeches, State Papers, and Private Correspondence
Buchanan, James
Henry, James Buchanan
Moore, John Bassett
Paperback
The Works of James Buchanan, Comprising his Speeches, State Papers, and Private Correspondence
Buchanan, James
Henry, James Buchanan
Moore, John Bassett
Hardcover
The Revolutionary Diplomatic Correspondence of the United States
Moore, John Bassett
Wharton, Francis
Paperback
The Revolutionary Diplomatic Correspondence of the United States; Volume 4
Wharton, Francis
Moore, John Bassett
Paperback
A Secretary of State From Brown, William Learned Marcy: An Address
Palmer, Henry Robinson
Moore, John Bassett
Hardcover
The Works of James Buchanan, Comprising his Speeches, State Papers, and Private Correspondence;
Henry, James Buchanan
Buchanan, James
Moore, John Bassett
Hardcover
The Revolutionary Diplomatic Correspondence of the United States
Wharton, Francis
Moore, John Bassett
Hardcover
A Digest of the Law of England With Reference to the Conflict of Laws
Dicey, Albert Venn
Moore, John Bassett
Hardcover
The Revolutionary Diplomatic Correspondence of the United States; Volume 2
Wharton, Francis
Moore, John Bassett
Hardcover
The Revolutionary Diplomatic Correspondence of the United States; Volume 1
Wharton, Francis
Moore, John Bassett
Hardcover
The Revolutionary Diplomatic Correspondence of the United States; Volume 1
Wharton, Francis
Moore, John Bassett
Paperback
International Cooperation: The Outlook for International Law
Root, Elihu
Moore, John Bassett
Paperback
International Cooperation: The Outlook for International Law
Moore, John Bassett
Root, Elihu
Hardcover
A Digest Of International Law: As Embodied In Diplomatic Discussions, Treaties And Other International Agreements, International Awards, The Decision
Moore, John Bassett
Wharton, Francis
Hardcover
A Hundred Years of American Deplomacy; a Paper Read by John Bassett Moore ...Saratoga Springs, August 30., 1900
Moore, John Bassett
Hardcover
Report on Extradition, with Returns of All Cases from August 9, 1842, to January 1, 1890, and an Index.
Moore, John Bassett
Paperback
The Peace Problem: Address On The Peace Problem, Carnegie Institute, April 27, 1916; Volume 64
Moore, John Bassett
Paperback
Also in
General Law
Before All Is Said and Done: Practical Advice on Living and Dying Well
Watson, Suzanne
Miles, Pat
Hardcover
Boy with a Knife: A Story of Murder, Remorse, and a Prisoner's Fight for Justice
Trounstine, Jean
Paperback
With Liberty and Justice for Some: How the Law Is Used to Destroy Equality and Protect the Powerful
Greenwald, Glenn
Hardcover
The U.S. Constitution: A Comprehensive and Annotated Guide for the Modern Reader
Murray, Melissa
Hardcover
Last Branch Standing: A Potentially Surprising, Occasionally Witty Journey Inside Today's Supreme Court
Isgur, Sarah
Hardcover
North Carolina Notary Public Manual, 2016
Secretary of State
Secretary of State, Nc Department
North Carolina Department of the
Hardcover
Unreasonable Women: Three Stories of Violence, Imprisonment, and Extraordinary Survival
Van Der Leun, Justine
Hardcover
Discovering the Club: Piecing Together the Puzzling Network of Parental Pimping, Ritualistic Abuse, and Sex Trafficking
Clack, Cynthia L.
Paperback
Department of Fate: The Promise, the Power, and the Collapse of America's Most Consequential Institution
Maddow, Rachel
Hardcover
Social Security, Medicare & Government Pensions: Get the Most Out of Your Retirement and Medical Benefits
Matthews, Joseph
Paperback
The Price of Mercy: Unfair Trials, a Violent System, and a Public Defender's Search for Justice in America
Galvin Almanza, Emily
Hardcover
Nolo's Guide to Social Security Disability: Getting & Keeping Your Benefits
Morton III, David A.
Paperback
Five Bullets: The Story of Bernie Goetz, New York's Explosive '80s, and the Subway Vigilante Trial That Divided the Nation
Williams, Elliot
Hardcover
Captain's Dinner: A Shipwreck, an Act of Cannibalism, and a Murder Trial That Changed Legal History
Cohen, Adam
Hardcover
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure; 2026 Edition: With Statutory Supplement
Michigan Legal Publishing Ltd
Paperback
So Ordered: An Originalist's View of the Constitution, the Court, and Our Country
Alito, Samuel A., Jr.
Hardcover
The Water Remembers: My Indigenous Family's Fight to Save a River and a Way of Life
Cordalis, Amy Bowers
Hardcover
Our Minds Were Always Free: A History of How Black Brilliance Was Exploited--And the Fight to Retake Control
Davis, Lisa E.
Hardcover
The Criminal Law Handbook: Know Your Rights, Survive the System
Bergman, Paul
Berman, Sara J.
Paperback
Your Data Will Be Used Against You: Policing in the Age of Self-Surveillance
Ferguson, Andrew Guthrie
Hardcover
The Pain Brokers: How Con Men, Call Centers, and Rogue Doctors Fuel America's Lawsuit Factory
Chamblee Burch, Elizabeth
Hardcover
Revenge for the Sixties: Sam Alito and the Triumph of the Conservative Legal Movement
Canellos, Peter S.
Hardcover
Supremacy: How Rule by the Court Replaced Government by the People
Renan, Daphna
Bowie, Nikolas
Hardcover
Searching for Jane Crow: Black Women and Mass Incarceration in America from the Auction Block to the Cell Block
Leflouria, Talitha L.
Hardcover
Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised in Brief, 3rd Edition
Honemann, Daniel H.
Balch, Thomas J.
Robert, Henry M., III
Paperback
Bone Valley: A True Story of Injustice and Redemption in the Heart of Florida
King, Gilbert
Hardcover
One in Five: Why Child Sexual Abuse Is Our Biggest Public Health Crisis--And What We Can Do to Stop It
Letourneau, Elizabeth J.
Malone, Luke
Hardcover
The Public Domain: Find and Use Free Content for Your Website, Book, App, Music, Video, Art, and More
Secor, Glen
Paperback
The Trustee's Legal Companion: A Step-By-Step Guide to Administering a Living Trust
Buckley, Shaila
Hanks, Liza
Zolla, Carol Elias
Paperback
When Companies Run the Courts: How Forced Arbitration Became America's Secret Justice System
Ballou, Brendan
Hardcover
Oops...That's Illegal!: A Handbook for the Wildly Curious (and the Accidental Outlaw)
Mandell, Mike
Hardcover
Dig Me a Grave: The Inside Story of the Serial Killer Who Seduced the South
Assael, Shaun
Harpootlian, Richard A.
Hardcover
Is the Government Legally Killing Us?: Is the Evidence Obvious? How Fear of Death and the Illusion of Freedom Turn Us Into Accomplices to Evil
(Scott Schara), Grace's Dad
Paperback
38 Londres Street: On Impunity, Pinochet in England, and a Nazi in Patagonia
Sands, Philippe
Hardcover
Lawless: How the Supreme Court Runs on Conservative Grievance, Fringe Theories, and Bad Vibes
Litman, Leah
Paperback
Federal Rules of Evidence; 2026 Edition (Casebook Supplement): With Advisory Committee notes, Rule 502 explanatory note, internal cross-references, qu
Michigan Legal Publishing Ltd
Paperback
Iras, 401(k)S & Other Retirement Plans: Strategies for Taking Your Money Out
Slesnick, Twila
Shea, Tracy
Paperback
Represent Yourself in Court: Prepare & Try a Winning Civil Case
Berman, Sara J.
Bergman, Paul
Paperback
Getting Permission: Using & Licensing Copyright-Protected Materials Online & Off
Stim, Richard
Paperback
Medical Terminology Made Simple: Easily Learn, Memorize, and Pronounce Medical Terms
Temple, John, MD
Paperback
The Constitution Cannot Save Us: Why We Can No Longer Rely on Our Founding Document
Seidman, Louis Michael
Hardcover
Understanding Living Trusts(R): How You Can Avoid Probate, Keep Control, Save Taxes, and Enjoy Peace of Mind
Schumacher, Vickie
Paperback
Federal Rules of Evidence; 2026 Edition: With Internal Cross-References
Michigan Legal Publishing Ltd
Paperback
Pink Crime: Fighting Against the Criminalization of Motherhood, Pregnancy, and Queer Identity
Beety, Valena
Hardcover
The Constitution of the United States of America: The Declaration of Independence, The Bill of Rights
Founding Fathers
Paperback
The U.S. Constitution and Other Writings (Deluxe Leatherbound Edition)
Editors of Canterbury Classics
Hardcover
The Presidential Pardon: The Short Clause with a Long, Troubled History
Prakash, Saikrishna Bangalore
Hardcover
Stitching Freedom: A True Story of Injustice, Defiance, and Hope in Angola Prison
Tyler, Gary
Hardcover
Lawless: How the Supreme Court Runs on Conservative Grievance, Fringe Theories, and Bad Vibes
Litman, Leah
Hardcover
The Cases That Haunt Us: From Jack the Ripper to JonBenet Ramsey, the Fbi's Legendary Mindhunter Sheds Light on the Mysteries That Won't Go Away
Olshaker, Mark
Douglas, John E.
Paperback
No Loose Ends: The Smart & Slightly Morbid Guide to Estate Planning & End-Of-Life Tasks
Zuckerman, Adam
Hardcover
Special Needs Trusts: Protect Your Child's Financial Future
Urbatsch, Kevin
Farinas Jones, Jessica
Paperback
The U.S. Constitution - Anti-Federalist Edition
Adams, Samuel
Henry, Patrick
Convention, Constitutional
Paperback
J.K. Lasser's Small Business Taxes 2026: Your Complete Guide to a Better Bottom Line
Weltman, Barbara
Paperback
Every Californian's Guide to Estate Planning: Wills, Trust & Everything Else
Hanks, Liza W.
Paperback
The Only Living Trusts Estate Planning Guide: Protect Your Assets, Avoid Probate, Slash Taxes and Secure Your Heirs' Future.
Sterling, Thayer
Paperback
Fireproof: A Five-Step Model to Take Your Law Firm from Unpredictable to Wildly Profitable
Morse, Mike
Nachazel, John
Hardcover
Beyond the Body Farm: A Legendary Bone Detective Explores Murders, Mysteries, and the Revolution in Forensic Science
Bass, Bill
Jefferson, Jon
Paperback
The Fall of Affirmative Action: Race, the Supreme Court, and the Future of Higher Education
Driver, Justin
Paperback
55 Successful Harvard Law School Application Essays, 2nd Edition: With Analysis by the Staff of the Harvard Crimson
Staff of the Harvard Crimson
Paperback
Contempt of Court: The Turn-Of-The-Century Lynching That Launched a Hundred Years of Federalism
Phillips, Leroy
Curriden, Mark
Paperback
Little Book of Restorative Justice & Community: Reclaiming Connection and Responsibility for Our Neighbors
Morneau, Caitlin
Wilson, Sheryl
Paperback
Solve Your Money Troubles: Strategies to Get Out of Debt and Stay That Way
Loftsgordon, Amy
O'Neill, Cara
Paperback
Campus Speech and Academic Freedom: A Guide for Difficult Times
Chemerinsky, Erwin
Gillman, Howard
Hardcover
Hitler's American Model: The United States and the Making of Nazi Race Law
Whitman, James Q.
Paperback
Dealing with Problem Employees: How to Manage Performance & Personal Issues in the Workplace
Nolo, The Editors of
Paperback
The Trump Indictments: The 91 Criminal Counts Against the Former President of the United States
Velshi, Ali
Paperback
Georgia Real Estate License Exam Prep: All-in-One Review and Testing to Pass Georgia's PSI Real Estate Exam
Mettling, Ryan
Mettling, Stephen
Cusic, David
Paperback
Beyond the Grave, Revised and Updated Edition: The Right Way and the Wrong Way of Leaving Money to Your Children (and Others)
Condon, Jeffery L.
Paperback
The Little Book of Race and Restorative Justice: Black Lives, Healing, and Us Social Transformation
Davis, Fania E.
Paperback