Vattel

American  

[faht-l] / ˈfɑt l /

noun

1. Emmerich 1714–67, Swiss jurist and diplomat.

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Example Sentences

Even George Washington neglected to return The Law of Nations by Emer de Vattel and a volume of debates from the English Parliament to the elites-only New York Society Library.

From Slate • Mar. 28, 2016

As much perhaps as anyone else, Carr Vattel Van Anda made the New York Times the grey eminence it has become.

From Time Magazine Archive

He was arraigned for the offense before the Cabinet of Mr. Monroe, and Mr. Adams, the Secretary of State, defended him on the high ground of international law as expounded by Grotius, Vattel, and Puffendorf.

From Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis by Poore, Benjamin Perley

The doctrine of Vattel has, in fact, become less plausible than it was before universal liability to military service had become the rule in most Continental countries.

From Letters to "The Times" upon War and Neutrality (1881-1920) by Holland, Thomas Erskine, Sir

"Tributary and feudatory States," says Vattel, "do not thereby cease to be sovereign and independent States, so long as self government and sovereign and independent authority is left in the administration of the State."

From Opinion of the Supreme Court of the United States, at January Term, 1832, Delivered by Mr. Chief Justice Marshall in the Case of Samuel A. Worcester, Plaintiff in Error, versus the State of Georgia With a Statement of the Case, Extracted from the Records of the Supreme Court of the United States by Marshall, John