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The Cambridge Companion to Grotius offers a comprehensive overview of Hugo Grotius (1583-1645) for students, teachers, and general readers, while its chapters also draw upon and contribute to recent specialised discussions of Grotius' oeuvre and its later reception. Contributors to this volume cover the width and breadth of Grotius' work and thought, ranging from his literary work, including his historical, theological and political writing, to his seminal legal interventions. While giving these various fields a separate treatment, the book also delves into the underlying conceptions and outlooks that formed Grotius' intellectual map of the world as he understood it, and as he wanted it to become, giving a new political and religious context to his forays into international and domestic law.

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Author:   Randall Lesaffer (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium) ,  Janne E. Nijman (Universiteit van Amsterdam)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.80cm , Height: 4.00cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.080kg
ISBN:  

9781107198838

ISBN 10:   1107198836
Pages:   640
Publication Date:   16 September 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction Randall Lesaffer and Janne E. Nijman; Part I: Grotius in Context: 2. Life and Intellectual Development. An Introductory Biographical Sketch Henk Nellen; 3. Grotius as Legal, Political and Diplomatic Official in the Dutch Republic Edwin Rabbie; 4. Grotius and the East Indies Peter Borschberg; Part II: Concepts: 5. Virtue Mark Somos; 6. Trust (fides) Peter Schroeder; 7. Natural Law as True Law Meirav Jones; 8. Sociability Benjamin Straumann; 9. Sovereignty Guus Van Nifterik; 10. Church and State Harm-Jan Van Dam; 11. Predestination Camilla Boisen; 12. Rights Francesca Iurlaro; 13. Rights Laurens Winkel; 14. Property, Trade and Empire Andrew Fitzmaurice; Part III: Grotius as Man of Letters, Theologian and Political Writer: 15. Literary Writings Arthur Eyffinger; 16. Historical Writings Jan Waszink; 17. Theological Writings Oliver O'Donovan; 18. Political Writings Hans Blom; Part IV: Grotius as a Legal Scholar: 19. Legal Scholastic and Humanist Influences on Grotius Alain Wijffels; 20.Grotius' Introduction to Hollandic Jurisprudence Wouter Druwe; 21. The Laws of War- and Peace-Making Randall Lesaffer; 22. The Law of Armed Conflict Stephen C. Neff; 23. The Freedom of the Seas William E. Butler; 24. Property Bart Wauters; 25. The Law of Contract and Treaties Paolo Astorri; 26. Punishment and Crime Dennis Klimchuk; Part V: The Reception of Grotius: 27. Grotius and the Enlightenment Marco Barducci; 28. Grotian Revivals in the Theory and History of International Law Ignacio de la Rasilla; 29. Grotius in International Relations Theory William Bain.

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Randall Lesaffer is Professor of Legal History at KU Leuven in Belgium and at Tilburg University in The Netherlands. His research focuses on the history of the early-modern law of nations in Europe, as well as the history of modern international law. He is the general editor of The Cambridge History of International Law, Oxford Historical Treaties and an editor of The Journal of the History of International Law. He is president of the Grotiana Foundation (https://grotiana.eu/). Janne E. Nijman is Professor of History and Theory of International Law at the University of Amsterdam in The Netherlands, and academic director of the T.M.C. Asser Institute in The Hague. She is also Professor of Public International Law at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva. She has published on Hugo Grotius, and she is an editor on the board of Grotiana and a board member of the Grotiana Foundation (https://grotiana.eu/).

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