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International Law

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When Herodotus (who wrote circa 450 B.C.) used the word "theory" for the first time, so far as surviving sources show, he meant "seeing." He was talking about Solon going abroad to see the world. Solon had drafted laws for the Athenians, who had sworn to obey them unchanged for ten years, and he feared he would be coerced into making amendments if he stayed in Athens. So he set off on his travels - kata theories - to have a look around

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