Thomas Hobbe’s ideas in the context of Westphalia

Анотація

The formation of the Westphalian system of international relations was initiated by the Peace of Westphalia, concluded on October 24^th in 1648 in the form of two treaties, prepared at two congresses which were held in the cities of Westphalia - Münster and Osnabrück. Articles of the Peace of Westphalia laid the foundations of modern world order – they divided the world into national powers and appeared open to the principles of international law and founded the first system of international relations. Main principles of these articles may be found similar to the ideas described in the work of Thomas Hobbes “Leviathan”. Besides that, this philosophic tractate was published in 1651 and may be considered as an approach to reflect and characterise the nature of a state at that time.