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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
Weight:   1.042kg
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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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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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