This insightful lecture offers a compelling overview of the development of international law and arbitration, tracing the evolution of legal institutions and practices over time and highlighting the challenges and opportunities involved in creating a more just and equitable world order. Drawing on a wealth of historical and contemporary sources, H. Erle Richards offers a thoughtful and thought-provoking analysis of the intersections of law, politics, and diplomacy in the modern era. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.