Biography & MemoirThe Life of the Truly Eminent and Learned Hugo Grotius Containing a Copious and Circumstantial History of the Several Important and Honourable Negotiations in Which He Was Employed; together with a Critical Account of His WorksM. de (Jean Lévesque) Burigny
Early Modern History
The Rights of War and Peace
by Hugo Grotius
Writing during the Thirty Years' War, Grotius sought to create a rational legal framework governing warfare and relations between nations, based on natural law, reason, and shared customs.
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"The Rights of War and Peace" by Hugo Grotius is a treatise published in 1625 that established foundational principles of international law. Writing during the Thirty Years' War, Grotius sought to create a rational legal framework governing warfare and relations between nations, based on natural law, reason, and shared customs. He argued that universal principles of justice could regulate state behavior even without a higher authority, distinguishing just causes for war from lawful conduct during conflict. His work profoundly influenced modern international law and continues shaping debates on state sovereignty and just war theory.
- Format
- EPUB
- Language
- English
- Length
- 593 pages
- Published
- 1 January 1625
- Publisher
- Franklin Classics
- ISBN
- 9780342796878
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