Promises past: Marcus Atilius Regulus and the dialogue of natural law.(International Criminal Court) From: Duke Law Journal | Date: February 1, 2000| Author: Nifong, William R. | COPYRIGHT 2000 Duke University, School of Law. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

O Fides alma apta pinnis et ius iurandum Iovis!(1)

INTRODUCTION

We begin with two Roman stories--one ancient and now arcane, one modern and yet notorious. One recounts the heroism of a single man; the other convenes embassies from a majority of the world's nations. Notwithstanding a bridge of more than two millennia, a common theme emerges from these two remote and seemingly dissimilar episodes--a lesson about the sanctity of promise-keeping between sovereign ...

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