Description
| Summary: | Interventions in other states on behalf of their subject populations is often portrayed as a novel phenomenon in state practice, one which breaches the old principle of sovereignty. But is this practice really so new? This book argues that such interventions for the protection of other rulers' subjects occurred frequently as far back as the sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth centuries. It is the first detailed study of interventions in the early modern period and focusses on central Europe, in particular the Holy Roman Empire. It therefore challenges the common view that in the period after the Peace of Westphalia (1648), the legal scope for and occurrence of intervention were reduced. The book sheds new light on the geopolitical and legal interconnections between the old German <i>Reich</i> and Europe, while also providing comparative insights. It investigates the norms inherent in central European interventions and thereby contributes to a better understanding of the political and legal culture of the Empire, while also assessing the relative importance of geopolitical considerations in such undertakings.
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource : maps (black and white). |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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| ISBN: | 9780192698971
0192698974
9780191967511
0191967513
0192698982
9780192698988 |
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| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Description based on online resource; title from home page (Oxford Academic, viewed October 17, 2023). |
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