@article{37c938217de647d1bcb2ee2e20bf031d,
title = "Neutralit{\'e} permanente, interpr{\'e}tations mutantes: La neutralit{\'e} belge {\`a} travers trois trait{\'e}s de juristes",
abstract = "The permanent neutrality imposed on Belgium by the great powers (1830-1839) seems a precursor of a system of mandatory arbitration and the outlawing of war. At least, this image transpires in the writings of Ernest Nys (1903) and Edouard Descamps (1902), prominent voices of the {\textquoteleft}Gentle Civilizer of Nations{\textquoteright}. Sixty years earlier, geopolitical circumstance, state practice and classical law of nations doctrine had brought Wilhelm Arendt (1845) to a more prudent point of view. The confrontation of both strands in doctrine with Belgian policy shows a complex sui generis combination of pragmatism and genuine fear of the guarantors{\textquoteright} wrath. ",
keywords = "legal history, diplomacy, neutrality, Belgian history, modern history",
author = "Frederik Dhondt",
note = "How is it possible that this was classified as {"}non-peer reviewed ???????{"} (The {"}TRG{"} is on the Web of Science)",
year = "2018",
month = jun,
day = "29",
doi = "10.1163/15718190-08612P09",
language = "French",
volume = "86",
pages = "188--214",
journal = "Tijdschrift voor Rechtsgeschiedenis",
issn = "0040-7585",
publisher = "Brill",
number = "1-2",
}