Unit 2 Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  • Explain how Hugo Grotius' views on the proper conduct of international relations are based in his understanding of natural law.
  • Explain how David Hume thinks the concept of justice comes to have meaning, to take hold within society, and to expand in its scope of consideration. 
  • Describe Immanuel Kant's vision of perpetual peace among states and how it might come to be.
  • Discuss various conceptual and practical relationships between states and international law.
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