Charles Calvo – Dictionnaire Manuel de Diplomatie et de Droit International Public et Privé. Berlin: Puttkammer & Mühlbrecht, 1885.

Charles Calvo – Dictionnaire Manuel de Diplomatie et de Droit International Public et Privé. Berlin: Puttkammer & Mühlbrecht, 1885.

An important reference work by the distinguished Argentine jurist and diplomat Charles (Carlos) Calvo, one of the foremost authorities on nineteenth-century international law and the originator of the renowned Calvo Doctrine. Published in 1885, this volume is an expanded one-volume digest of his monumental Dictionnaire de droit international public et privé, enriched with additional material and revised entries.

Arranged alphabetically, it provides detailed definitions and explanations covering diplomacy, public and private international law, treaties, jurisdiction, neutrality, consular affairs, arbitration, sovereign rights, international conflicts, and numerous legal and diplomatic concepts. The entries are scholarly, often extensive, and include cross-references, making the work an indispensable historical reference for legal scholars and diplomatic historians.

A highly desirable volume for collectors of legal antiquarian books, research libraries, and institutions specializing in international law and diplomatic history.