[KarenMarie]

Nihil est enim illi principi Deo qui omnem hunc mundum regit, quod quidem in terris fiat, acceptium, quam concilia coestusque hominum jure sociati, quæ civitates appellantur.

What does that mean, please? I cannot find a translation that I can make sense of. thanks.

[wittyone]

For there is nothing to him, the prince of all this to God, who governs the world, which indeed in of the earth, is more acceptable, than the right of those assemblages and combinations of men joined together, which we call States.

"Coetusque" was misspelt and probably led to your translation difficulty.

[Hawthorn]

>> What does that mean, please? <<

I dunno. I don’t understand Latin. I just wanted to provide a quote from Vattel, so as to earn my tinfoil hat.