The first English translation of De Jure Belli et Pacis Libre Tres
(by Clement Barksdale). In this momentous work Grotius describes
situations in which war is a valid tool of law enforcement and
outlines principles for the use of force. Though based on Christian
natural law, Grotius advances the novel argument that his system
would still be valid if it lacked a divine basis. In this regard he
points to the future by moving international law in a secular
direction. This 1655 edition is the first English translation of De
Jure Belli et Pacis Libre Tres (1625). Barksdale's edition "is
perceived to be part of a larger movement in England aimed partly
at setting out an ideological alternative to reformation proposals
under discussion and to clarifying the relations between civil and
ecclesiastical authority in England" (Butler, xii). "Barksdale
became a veritable "Grotian" factory, the full measure of which has
never been appreciated." --WILLIAM E. BUTLER, xii HUGO GROTIUS
1583-1645], a pre-eminent contributor to international legal
doctrine, was an influential Dutch jurist, philosopher and
theologian. Grotius is also known for Mare Liberum (1609), which
argues against territorial sovereignty of the seas.
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