INTERNATIONAL LAW (6th EDITION) BY MALCOLM N.SHAW

In the longmarch ofmankind from the cave to the computer a central role has always been played by the idea oflaw – the idea that order is necessary and chaos inimical to a just and stable existence.

The term ‘international law’ was first used by Jeremy Bentham in 1780 in his Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation. Since about 1840, in the English and Romance languages it has replaced the older terminology ‘law of nations’ or ‘droit de gens’