"For there is nothing on earth more acceptable to that Supreme Deity who rules over this whole world than the councils and assemblages of men bound together by law, which are called States." -Cicero, Somnitim Scipionis (51 BC) Le Droit des Gens, Volume II (1916) by Emer de Vattel is a replica of Books III and IV of the original French edition of 1758, with an introduction by Albert de Lapradelle, a French jurist. Also available from Cosimo Classics are Volume I in the original French and Volume III with the 1916 English translation of both volumes by Charles G. Fenwick. This edition focuses on war and the restoration of peace. Most notably, The Law of Nations changed the landscape of international law and is still consulted by jurists worldwide, a must-read for those intrigued by the foundation of international law.