萬國律例（法語：Le Droit des gens : Principes de la loi naturelle, appliqués à la conduite et aux affaires des Nations et des Souverains）是艾默瑞奇·德·瓦特爾於1758年以法文出版的關於國際法的論文[1]。人們曾發現美國總統喬治·華盛頓有一些逾期未還的從圖書館借來的書籍，其中就有萬國律例[2][3]。1839年，林則徐在廣州查禁鴉片期間，主持眾人將萬國律例英譯本的一部分翻譯為《各國律例》[4][5]。
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Parker, Kathleen. Finally, a library for our first president. Washington Post. 21 April 2010 [2021-06-07]. （原始內容存檔於2019-09-07）. the man who could not tell a lie failed to return a couple of volumes that were due on Nov. 2, 1789. That comes to more than 220 years late, or about $300,000 in fines. Borrowed from the New York Society Library, the books were Emmerich de Vattel's "Law of Nations," dealing with international relations, and a collection of debates from Britain's House of Commons
George Washington's 221-year overdue library book: A timeline. The Week. 21 May 2010 [2021-06-07]. （原始內容存檔於2014-10-27）. Oct. 5, 1789: Five months after George Washington takes the oath of office at Federal Hall on Wall Street, the new president checks out two books from the New York Society Library. The library was located in the same building as the president's office, in what was then the nation's capital. In a ledger, next to the names of the books — The Law of Nations by Emmerich de Vattel and Vol. 12 of the Commons Debates, containing transcripts from Britain's House of Commons — the librarian writes, "President."
王維儉. 《林则徐翻译西方国际法著作考略》. 《中山大學學報: 哲學社會科學版》. 1985年, (第1期): 58-60 [2023-11-17]. （原始內容存檔於2023-07-07）.
