The Law of Nations

The classical law of nations is that you don't want wars to spread. It defines a kind of property right between them and says okay here are some areas like the ocean that's common property Here are the rules for the ocean and then here is what to do when nations have a dispute. And in disputes which can escalate of course to war, essentially war is the escalation of What is essentially a conflict over property into a tortious conflict. But since there's no law that basically governed sovereigns Um war is as lewy the 14th had carved on its cannons The ultima rati oregan the last argument of kings.