Hugo Grotius

The Legal History of Hugo Grotius

This section provides an overview of Hugo Grotius

Concept of Hugo Grotius (1583-1645)

An introductory definition of Hugo Grotius (1583-1645) is provided here: the ‘father’ of international law, a Dutch jurist, humanist and diplomat His great work ‘On the Law of War and Peace’ is widely regarded as a landmark in the development of international law

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• Foregin Policy
• Foreign Affairs
• Biographies

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• Legal Biography
• Legal Traditions
• Historical Laws
• History of Law

Further Reading

• Hugo Grotius in the Oxford International Encyclopedia of Legal History (Oxford University Press)
• The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Political and Legal History (Oxford University Press)
• Hugo Grotius in the Dictionary of Concepts in History, by Harry Ritter
• A Short History of Western Legal Theory, by John Kelly