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1583--1645, Dutch jurist and humanist; his On the Law of War and Peace (1625) the first comprehensive text on international law.


Grotius, Hugo

From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(grō'shӘs), 1583–1645, Dutch jurist and humanist, whose Dutch name appears as Huigh de Groot. He studied at the Univ. of Leiden and became a lawyer when 15 years old. In Dutch political affairs Grotius supported Oldenbarneveldt against Maurice of Nassau . After Maurice gained power he had Grotius condemned (1619) to prison for life, but Grotius made a daring escape in 1621 and fled to Paris. There, expanding certain views he had earlier recorded but had never published, he wrote De jure belli ac pacis [concerning the law of war and peace] (1625, definitive ed. 1631), usually considered the first definitive text on international law. In it Grotius contended that natural law prescribes rules of conduct for nations as well as for private individuals. He derived much of the specific content of international law from the Bible and from classical history. Although he did not condemn war as an instrument of national policy, he maintained that it was criminal to wage war except for certain…
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Full text Article Grotius, Hugo (1583–1645)

From The Palgrave Macmillan Dictionary of Diplomacy
Dutch scholar and lawyer. Born Huig de Groot, Grotius was also a politician and diplomat and between 1607 and 1618 served in both of these capacities under the patronage of Oldenbarnevelt, the powerful Advocate of Holland. When Oldenbarnevelt fell in 1618, Grotius fell with him and was condemned to…
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Hugo Grotius, 1583 –1645, aka Huig de Groot, Hugo Grocio or Hugo de Groot. Jurist in the Dutch Republic. From Histoire des Peintres de Toutes les Écoles, École Hollandaise, published 1863. (litho)
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Full text Article Hugo Grotius (1583–1645)

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Hugo Grotius (1583-1645) from 'Gallery of Portraits', published in 1833 (engraving)
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Full text Article benefit approach to taxation

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The levying of taxation so that the burden of taxation matches the amount of public goods received by each taxpayer. The principle was first enunciated by Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679), Hugo Grotius (1583-1645) and John Locke (1632-1704). In essence taxpayers and a government exchange taxes for…
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Hugo Grotius, from 'Crabb's Historical Dictionary', published 1825 (litho)
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Frontispiece to 'De mari libero', by Hugo Grotius and Paulus van Merula 'de Maribus', 1633 (engraving)
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From Encyclopedia of World Religions: Encyclopedia of Catholicism
Also known as: Hugo de Groot (b. 1583–d. 1645) Dutch jurist, philosopher, and playwright Grotius is known as the “Father of International Law.” His principal political and theological works have become standard references for Christians of all denominations and jurists in general. In them, he…
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From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
Hugo Grotius, detail of a portrait by Michiel...
(born April 10, 1583, Delft, Neth.—died Aug. 28, 1645, Rostock, Mecklinburg-Schwerin) Dutch jurist, humanist, and poet. He enrolled at Leiden University at age 11 and as a teenager accompanied Johan van Oldenbarnevelt on a mission to France, where he remained to study law and publish a book on…
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