Books Details
Author : Hugo Grotius Pages : 2024 pages Publisher : Liberty Fund Inc. Language : eng
ISBN-10 : 0865974365 ISBN-13 : 9780865974364
Books Descriptions
Since the nineteenth century, Hugo Grotius?s Rights of War and Peace has been the
classic work in modern international law, laying the foundation for a universal code of
law. However, in the seventeeth century and during the Enlightenment, it was
considered a major defense of the rights of states and private persons to use their
power to secure themselves and their property.Book I examines the question of
whether any war is just and who may lawfully make war. The causes of war; the
implications of contracts, oaths, and promises; and the moral strictures of
punishments are the subjects of Book II. The third book discusses what is lawful in
war, the various kinds of peace and agreements given, and the treatment and
ransoming of prisoners.The Liberty Fund edition is based on the classic English text of
1738, with extensive commentary by Jean? Barbeyrac. It also includes the
Prolegomena to the first edition, a document never before translated into
English.Hugo Grotius is one of the
