Titles by Hugo Grotius

1583 – 1645

Hugo Grotius (1583-1645) was a Dutch scholar and jurist whose legal masterpiece, De Jure Belli ac Pacis (On the law of war and peace) (1625), contributed significantly to the formation of international law as a distinct discipline. In addition to that work, Grotius wrote a number of literary pieces of lasting merit, including Sacra (a collection of Latin poems) and the drama Christus Patiens. Like Erasmus, Grotius sought to end the religious schism and urged the papacy to reconcile with the Protestant faiths.

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Titles

Commentary on the Law of Prize and Booty

Hugo Grotius

The Free Sea (Hakluyt trans.)

Hugo Grotius

The Freedom of the Seas (Latin and English version, Magoffin trans.)

Hugo Grotius

The Rights of War and Peace (1901 ed.)

Hugo Grotius

The Rights of War and Peace (2005 ed.) 3 vols

Hugo Grotius

The Rights of War and Peace (2005 ed.) vol. 1 (Book I)

Hugo Grotius

The Rights of War and Peace (2005 ed.) vol. 2 (Book II)

Hugo Grotius

The Rights of War and Peace (2005 ed.) vol. 3 (Book III)

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