Just went to the Federalist Papers website, the definitive explanation of what the Constitution is and how its provision were arrived at. By the most prominent author of the Constitution and its three leading advocates.
Very strange. The search term “Vattel” is not found in the FP. Odd, since the Constitution was based on his work.
The term “law of nations” is found four times. Not once does it reference Vattel’s work. It refers to what today we would call “international law.”
The idea of federalism was explored inn depth by the Founders. We have documentation they discussed the Achaean and Aetolian Leagues of ancient Greece, the Delian League (later known as the Athenian Empire when the leading member took over), the Swiss Federation, the Netherlands, and probably other attempts at a federal system.
What we don’t have, very oddly, is any indication they ever discussed Vattel or his notions.
perhaps your mind is clouded..and does not want to see..I can cite numerous references.
Go to google books..type Vattel Constitution.
Vattel gave the Founders the justification to have their revolution..they quoted Vattel in their pamphlets.
I notice that you never posted on this thread - Vattel Cited: Records of the Federal Convention1787 (Natural Born Citizen) . What do you make of the references to Vattel, and the letters between the convention participants (regardless of whether the discussions made it to the Federalist Papers?
-PJ