A Guide to Diplomatic Practice

Never out of print, the standard work on the history and practice of international diplomacy since its publication in 1917.

Ernest Satow (Author)

9781108028868, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 30 June 2011

420 pages
21.6 x 14 x 2.4 cm, 0.53 kg

Recruited straight from university, Ernest Satow (1843–1929) became one of the most respected British diplomats, particularly in Japan, where he is still remembered. After a career spent mostly in the rapidly developing Far East, he retired in 1906. Just before the outbreak of war, he was asked to compile a work on international diplomacy, and 'Satow', as it has become known, was first published in 1917, and in updated versions has not been out of print since. Satow's work was pioneering, there being at that time no comprehensive study in English of diplomacy. Volume 2 concentrates on international conferences and congresses from 1648. Lasting weeks, and sometimes months, such gatherings were often, until well into the twentieth century, the only occasion when heads of state or government met face to face. We still live today with the consequences of many of these meetings.

Book III. International Meetings and Transactions: 25. Congresses
26. Conferences
27. Treaties and other international compacts – Treaty, convention, additional articles, acte final
28. Treaties and other international compacts (contd.) – Declaration, agreement, arrangement
29. Treaties and other international compacts (contd.) – Protocol, procès-verbal, exchange of notes, réversales
30. Treaties and other international compacts (contd.) – Compromis d'arbitrage, modus vivendi
31. Treaties and other international compacts (contd.) – Ratification, adhesion and accession
32. Good offices (bons offices)
33. Mediation
34. Arbitration
Epilogue
Appendix
Index.

Subject Areas: Political science & theory [JPA]