A new graphic novel on the history of international law as a powerful tool to disseminate widely the topic

This paper analyses the graphic novel Une histoire du droit international. De Salamanque à Guantanamo, the storyboard of which was created by two professors of international law. The review essay focuses on the content of the graphic novel and its peculiarities in narrating the history of international law, comparing the volume with other monographs and scientific articles on the same topic. The intended wide audience of the book may help in understanding the chronological approach taken by the authors among other possible approaches to the history of international law, such as a thematic or a postcolonial approach.