Author:Hugo Grotius

Hugo Grotius
(1583–1645)

Dutch jurist and Christian apologist, described as the "Father of International Law"

Hugo Grotius

Works

  • On the Law of War and Peace (“De jure belli ac pacis,” 1625) Translated by William Evats, 1682 (external scan); by Jean Barbeyrac, 1738 (external scan);
  • On the Truth of the Christian Religion (“De Veritate Religionis Christianae,” 1627); by William Whewell, 1853 (external scan); by Archibald Colin Campbell, 1901 (external scan); by John Damen Maguire, 1913 (external scan)
  • Dissertation on the Origin of the Native Races of America (“De origine gentium Americanarum dissertatio,” 1642) Translated by Edmund Goldsmid, 1884 (external scan)
  • Commentary on the Law of Prize and Booty
  • Apologeticus: Defense of the actions which led to his arrest
  • Commentaries on the Old Testament
  • Commentaries on the New Testament
  • The Freedom of the Seas, ("Mare Liberum", 1609) Translated by Richard Hakluyt, ~1616. Translated by Ralph Van Deman Magoffin, 1916 (external scan)
  • The opinions of Grotius as contained in the Hollandsche consultatien en advijsen. Translated by Daniel P. de Bruyn, 1894 (external scan)
  • The history of the Spanish invasion, and the armada styled invincible, Translated 1804 (external scan)

Works about Grotius


Some or all works by this author were published before January 1, 1930, and are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.

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