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International Law In Antiquity, Caique Tomaz Leite Da Silva, João Paulo De Almeida Lenardon

Caique Tomaz Leite da Silva

International law binds the construction of its classical paradigm to the Peace Treaties of Westphalia (1648). However, we can find numerous institutes related to international relations in antiquity. In the Middle East, Greece and Rome, treaties were celebrated with expected penalties in case of noncompliance, the wars were limited and diplomatic relations with other people were object of high political concern. Diplomacy and alliances between peoples obeyed some guidelines that had solidified long before the Westphalian paradigm. It was also found indications that parity between the peoples and “balance of power”, usually associated with Jean Bodin’s work, has directed international …