BACKGROUND FOR THE REVIVAL OF LECTURING AND RESEARCH IN INTERNATIONAL LAW AT THE RESTORED ST. PETERSBURG UNIVERSITY (the first third of the 19th century)

The author further examines the origin of the Russia's university educational system in the early 19th century. He looks into specific conditions and characteristics of lecturing and research in international law at Petersburg Pedagogical Institute (organised according to universities' educational programs), and then at the early stages of restoration and redevelopment of St. Petersburg University. The author reviews scholarly writings and teachings of the first professors and lecturers who taught law courses, including "the law of nations" (international law), at Petersburg Pedagogical Institute, later St. Petersburg University. He analyses objective factors contributing to or affecting the comprehensive study of international law at St. Petersburg University.