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The Cambridge History of Rights, Volume 3: The Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries

New Arrival The Cambridge History of Rights, Volume 3: The Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries

The Cambridge History of Rights, Volume 3: The Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries

Author: Andrew Fitzmaurice; Rachel Hammersley
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9781108837323
Published In: January 2026
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
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In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, contemporary authors explored the myriad ways in which the concept of rights could be understood, but almost always arrived at the same conclusion: it was vital that rights should never be conflated with power. Through twenty-six expertly written essays, volume three of The Cambridge History of Rights focuses on the language of rights, exploring its use in contexts as diverse as the English family, trading relations and Asian powers. This was a period in which rights came to the forefront of political discourse, making it crucial to the longer history of rights reflected in this series.

By foregrounding the idea of rights in action, the volume considers the relationship between the ways in which rights were articulated – by individuals, institutions and states – and how they were enacted in practice. In doing so, it uncovers the complexities inherent in the development of the language of rights during this formative period.

Introduction

Andrew Fitzmaurice and Rachel Hammersley

1. Roman law: the science of right

Daniel Lee

2. Natural rights Mads

Langballe Jensen

3. Historic rights in sixteenth-century France

Sophie Nicholls

4. Common law rights

Alan Cromartie

5. The rights of states to self-preservation

Simone Zurbuchen