Vitoria's Ideas of Supernatural and Natural Sovereignty: Adam and Eve'sMarriage, the Uncivil Amerindians, and the Global Christian Nation.

The article discusses the views of Spanish philosopher Francisco de Vitoria concerning the concepts of the supernatural and natural sovereignty. It examines Vitoria's views on sovereignty regarding Amerindians, the concept of the law of nations, also known as ius gentium, and the concept of sovereignty that pertains to the communal body as derived from the marriage of the Biblical characters and Adam and Eve. It also discusses Vitoria's idea of a Christian nation.