Christine de Pizan.
Résumé
Abstract: Christine de Pizan (c1365–c1430) is a medieval author who is one of the first known women, if not the first, to have written on the law of war, in the Book of Deeds of Arms and of Chivalry (1410). The Book combines the art of warfare (strategic advice, qualities required of combatants, techniques of warfare, etc) with the law of war at the time (grounds for just wars; regulation of the conduct of hostilities). It gives an edifying testimony to the lack of identity at that time between sovereignty and the authority, still contested, attached to the person of the king. It not only offers a comprehensive account of the law of war in the early fifteenth century, it also reflects its religious sources and the importance of the law of nature. After highlighting the significance of The Book in this history of international law, the contribution tries to identify the causes (including the gender issue) of the disappearance of Pizan from the ‘family tree’ of international law authors. It then considers the rehabilitation of Pizan among the thinkers who have their place in the pantheon of international law.
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DroitOrigine | Fichiers produits par l'(les) auteur(s) |
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