Author:Hugo Grotius

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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)

• On the Truth of the Christian religion
  

(De veritate religionis Christianae, 1627)

• Dissertation on the Origin of the Native Races of America
  

(De origine gentium Americanarum dissertatio, 1642)

• 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

Works about Grotius

• Charles Butler, The Life of Hugo Grotius (1826) Project Gutenberg
• Sakuyei Takahashi, The Influence of Grotius in the Far East (1908)

Works by this author published before January 1, 1923 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.