Georg Cavallar 
Imperfect Cosmopolis [PDF ebook] 
Studies in the History of Legal Theory and Cosmopolitan Ideas

In current debates, the term ‚cosmopolitanism‘ often remains quite vague and leads to sweeping generalizations. this book looks at the notion from a decidedly historical perspective, trying to give depth and texture to the concept.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

*Introduction *Vitoria, Grotius, Pufendorf, Wolff and Vattel: accomplices of European colonialism and exploitation, or true cosmopolitans? *British Enlightenment: the triumph of commercial cosmopolitanism *Kant and the ‚miserable comforters‘: contractual cosmopolitanism *Late eighteenth-century international legal theory: from cosmopolis to the idea of Europe *Immigration, rights and the global community: Pufendorf, Vattel, Bluntschli and Verdross *Conclusion