The Herzegovina Uprising and International Law, 1874-1878.

International Academic Conference 150 years since the Herzegovina Uprising: impact on regional security and European geopolitics, June 10-11, 2025, Belgrade [pp. 98-105]

 

АУТОР(И) / AUTHOR(S): John Laughland  

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.46793/Herzegovina.098L

САЖЕТАК /ABSTRACT:

The Herzegovina Uprising of 1875 occurred during the rapid advancement in what I refer to as modern international law, or what is currently known as international humanitarian law. By modern international law, I mean numerous international conventions and treaties which began to be signed in 1864 with the first Geneva Conventions. Their goal was to subject states to an overarching supranational legal order. I am convinced that this 19th-century globalism was a cause of the 20th century’s world wars, just as current globalism has also pushed us into wars in the 21st century.

КЉУЧНЕ РЕЧИ / KEYWORDS: 

International law, Geneva Conventions, Brussels Declaration, Herzegovina Uprising

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