The liberal-welfarist law of nations : a history of international law / Emmanuelle Jouannet ; translated from the French by Christopher Sutcliffe.

Part 1. The modern law of nations. The law of nations of the moderns: a new discipline
The liberal purpose of the modern law of nations: liberty, equality and security for states
State self-interest and self-esteem
The law of nations of the moderns between free enterprise and protectionism
The welfarist purpose of the modern law of nations: the happiness of the people and the advancement of states
Co-operation and assistance to states: between liberalism and welfarism
The liberal-welfarist law of nations: a code of good conduct to discipline european states
Goodness, freedom and justice
Pt. 2. Classical international law. A modern that became a classic: the vattelian moment
The triumph of the liberal purpose of international law
Liberal international law on the opposite tack: a welfarist purpose for the rest of the world
Intellectual and political explanations and justifications for the change
Classical international law in the era of economic liberalism: between free trade and protectionism
Liberal vision, dogmatic foundation and the appeal of liberalism
Concerns over social and economic inequalities: the emergence of a new welfarist purpose
The emergence of concerns for human rights
Pt. 3. Contemporary international law. Continuity and discontinuities of the classical model
The two liberal purposes of contemporary international law
The dilemmas of the new liberal purpose (I): democracy, human rights and the rule of law
The dilemmas of the new liberal purpose (II): humanitarian interventions, identities and cultures
Summary and general outlook as to the new liberal and democratic purpose
The economic liberalism of contemporary international law: between keynesian objectives and the triumph of free trade
The general evolution of the welfarist purpose: characteristics and difficulties
The specific evolution of the welfarist purpose: third world(s) and development.