Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to Hugo Grotius
- Cambridge Companions to Law
- The Cambridge Companion to Hugo Grotius
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Chronology
- Abbreviations and Short Titles of Works by Grotius
- Editions and Translations of Grotius’ Work
- Introduction
- Part I Grotius in Context
- Part II Concepts
- 4 Virtue
- 5 Trust (Fides)
- 6 Natural Law as True Law
- 7 Sociability
- 8 Sovereignty
- 9 Church and State
- 10 Predestination
- 11 Rights (I)
- 12 Rights (II)
- 13 Property, Trade and Empire
- Part III Grotius as a Man of Letters, Theologian and Political Writer
- Part IV Grotius as a Legal Scholar
- Part V The Reception of Grotius
- Index
- References
12 - Rights (II)
from Part II - Concepts
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 03 September 2021
Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to Hugo Grotius
- Cambridge Companions to Law
- The Cambridge Companion to Hugo Grotius
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Chronology
- Abbreviations and Short Titles of Works by Grotius
- Editions and Translations of Grotius’ Work
- Introduction
- Part I Grotius in Context
- Part II Concepts
- 4 Virtue
- 5 Trust (Fides)
- 6 Natural Law as True Law
- 7 Sociability
- 8 Sovereignty
- 9 Church and State
- 10 Predestination
- 11 Rights (I)
- 12 Rights (II)
- 13 Property, Trade and Empire
- Part III Grotius as a Man of Letters, Theologian and Political Writer
- Part IV Grotius as a Legal Scholar
- Part V The Reception of Grotius
- Index
- References
Summary
In De jure belli ac pacis, Grotius constructs international law with the vocabulary of private law. For this purpose, he uses distinctions from the Institutes of Justinian and the Digest, but redefines key concepts of Roman law, such as natural law or law of nations (jus gentium). In doing so, he uses a method that is typical for humanist jurisprudence. On the one hand, he describes history, on the other hand, he renews the traditional system of law and adapts the law to the needs of his own day and age.
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- The Cambridge Companion to Hugo Grotius , pp. 259 - 274Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021
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