The Rights Of War And Peace

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by Hugo Grotius

First published in Paris in 1625, The Rights of War and Peace established the system of modern public international law, based on the concept of driot naturel, a morality-based law that superseded the personalities of individuals or nations. Grotius describes the situations in which war is a valid tool of law enforcement and outlines the principles of armed combat. Though based on Christian natural law, Grotius advanced the novel argument that his system would still be valid if it lacked a divine basis. [1]

Bibliographic Information

Author: Hugo Grotius

Title: The Rights Of War And Peace, In Three Books: Wherein Are Explained, The Law Of Nature And Nations, And The Principal Points Relating To Government

Published: Translated. London: Printed for W. Innys and R. Manby, J. and P. Knapton, D. Brown, T. Osborn, and E. Wicksteed, 1738.

Edition:

Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library

Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy

Bound in recent period-style quarter calf over marbled boards with raised bands and a lettering piece on the spine. The endpapers have been renewed. Purchased from The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.

References

  1. Lowndes, Bibliographer's Manual of English Literature (rev, ed,) III:950. Marvin, Legal Bibliography (1847) 353. Sweet & Maxwell, A Legal Bibliography of the British Commonwealth 1:595. (56211)