Rights of War & Peace, Books 1-3 (Hardcover, New)

Since the nineteenth century, Hugo Grotiuss 'Rights of War and Peace' has commonly been seen as the classic work in modern public international law, laying the foundation for a universal code of law. However, in the seventeenth century and during the Enlightenment, the work was considered a major work of political theory that strongly defended the rights of individual agents -- states as well as private persons -- to use their power to secure themselves and their property. Grotiuss continuing influence owed much to the eighteenth-century French editor Jean Barbeyrac, whose extensive commentary was standard in most editions, including the classic, anonymously translated, English one (1738), which is the basis for the Liberty Fund edition. The present edition also includes the Prolegomena to the first edition of 'Rights of War and Peace' (1625); this document has never before been translated into English and adds new dimensions to the great work.

General

Imprint:	Liberty Fund
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	July 2005
First published:	July 2005
Authors:	Hugo Grotius
Editors:	Richard Tuck
Dimensions:	155 x 230 x 129mm (L x W x H)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	1350
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-86597-432-6
Categories:	Books > Law > International law > Public international law > International humanitarian law
LSN:	0-86597-432-2
Barcode:	9780865974326

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