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Emmerich de Vattel

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Emmerich de Vattel
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Emmerich de Vattel was the author of The Law of Nations.[1]

In Anishinabek News

  • December 2019: He wrote a legal text that gained a wide following in Britain and North America after its 1760 English translation. He argued that the unsettled habitation of Indigenous peoples in North America could not be considered true and legal possession. His theories categorized hunting and gathering societies as savage and claimed more industrious nations were entitled to take possession of their lands.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Losers weepers – The Law of Nations", Anishinabek News, 5 December 2019 (archived copy; original article).