Georgios Varouxakis is Reader in the History of Political Thought in the School of History at Queen Mary, University of London. He is the author of Mill on Nationality (2002) and Victorian Political Thought on France and the French (2002) and the co-editor of Utilitarianism and Empire (2005) and John Stuart Mill: Thought and Influence - The Saint of Rationalism (2010).

'Varouxakis's book is now the best place to go for a sustained treatment of the relationship between Mill's idea of liberty and international relations broadly construed, and puts another nail in the coffin of unhistorical treatments of Mill by international relations theorists.' Duncan Kelly, Political Quarterly

• 1. Introduction: Mill and international politics; 2. International law and international morality; 3. Inter-state treaties and international morality; 4. Redefining non-intervention; 5. A few words on Mill on empire; 6. War and peace; Conclusion.

Georgios Varouxakis is Reader in the History of Political Thought in the School of History at Queen Mary, University of London. He is the author of Mill on Nationality (2002) and Victorian Political Thought on France and the French (2002) and the co-editor of Utilitarianism and Empire (2005) and John Stuart Mill: Thought and Influence - The Saint of Rationalism (2010).

'Varouxakis's book is now the best place to go for a sustained treatment of the relationship between Mill's idea of liberty and international relations broadly construed, and puts another nail in the coffin of unhistorical treatments of Mill by international relations theorists.' Duncan Kelly, Political Quarterly

• 1. Introduction: Mill and international politics; 2. International law and international morality; 3. Inter-state treaties and international morality; 4. Redefining non-intervention; 5. A few words on Mill on empire; 6. War and peace; Conclusion.