International Law actors

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  • 2100 BCE

    Lagash and Umma (in the area of Mesopotamia)

  • 1258 BCE

    Egyptians

    Ramses II and Hattusilis III, the king of the Hittites
  • 1100 BCE

    Middle Eastern empires

  • 476 BCE

    Roman empire

    they invented the government and the status of between foreigners and Roman citizens.
  • 1046

    China empire

    Basic notions of governance, of political relations, and of the interaction of independent units provided by ancient Greek political philosophy and the relations between the Greek city-states constituted important sources for the evolution of the international legal system.
  • 1400

    Middle ages

    Concept of natural law, infused with religious principles through the writings of the Jewish philosopher Moses Maimonides
  • 1550

    Reinassence

    the rise of strong central governments and an increasingly urban economy, based on commerce rather than agriculture.

  • 18th century

    the naturalist school was gradually eclipsed by the positivist tradition, though, at the same time, the concept of natural rights—which played a prominent role in the American and French revolutions—was becoming a vital element in international politics.

  • Positivism’s

  • 20th century

    Because of the 2 world wars, the UN, founded in 1945—and the increasing importance of human rights.
    Treaties between countries.