M.A. Taube on the significance of the Middle Ages in the history of international law. Article two

https://www.doi.org/10.32523/2791-0954-2023-6-2-31-45

Abstract

The article is devoted to the analysis of the views of the famous pre-revolutionary international lawyer, student of F.F. Martens, Doctor of International Law (1899), statesman, and public figure of the Russian Empire. This article examines M.A. Taube's views on the development of law in the conditions of the early and late Middle Ages, as well as in the conditions of transition to Modern times. The scientist attaches great importance to the period of the Middle Ages in the history of international law. An analysis of the scientist's views on the formation of international law in the late Middle Ages and Modern times is given. Taube's views on Machiavellianism and its influence on international law and international relations are considered. The results of the study of the scientist's views on the development of forms of law from custom to law are presented. The author shares conclusions about Taube's approaches to international law and politics, which leads to a confusion of concepts of international law and politics. The attitude of the international lawyer toward the European councils (XV century) and their common features with the European congresses of the second half of the XIX – early XX centuries are shown. This article is a continuation of the article on the views of M.A. Taube on the Middle Ages in the history of international law.