The Spanish School as a forerunner to the English School of International Relations

Nicolás Lewkowicz

doi:10.18002/ehh.v0i6.3095

Authors

Nicolás Lewkowicz

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18002/ehh.v0i6.3095

Keywords:

Derecho internacional, guerra justa, sociedad internacional, Escuela Española, Escuela Inglesa de Relaciones Internacionales, international law, Just war, International society, Spanish School, English School of International Relations

Abstract

RESUMEN: El propósito de este artículo es presentar a la tradición escolástica española del siglo XVI, con particular énfasis en la obra de Francisco de Vitoria, como precursora de la Escuela Inglesa de las Relaciones Internacionales. El artículo sitúa la discusión de los conceptos de ‘guerra justa’, la legitimidad de la conquista de las Indias y la subyugación de sus habitantes en el contexto histórico del sistema político internacional naciente. El artículo esboza también las circunstancias históricas que dieron lugar al advenimiento ideológico de la llamada Escuela de Salamanca o Escuela Española y compara los conceptos del derecho internacional y la ‘sociedad internacional’ explicados por la Escuela Española y la Escuela Inglesa.

ABSTRACT: The purpose of the paper is to expose the 16th century Spanish scholastic tradition (and particularly the work of Francisco de Vitoria) as a forerunner to the English School of International Relations. The paper situates the discussion of the concepts of ‘just war’, the legitimacy of the conquest of the Indies and the subjugation of its inhabitants within the historical context of the nascent international political system. The paper also outlines the historical background of the Spanish School and draws comparisons between the concepts of international law and ‘international society’ as understood by the Spanish School and the English School of International Relations.

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