The Rights of War and Peace establishes a system of international
law based on the concept of natural law. Natural law, as Grotius
describes it, is law that applies to all people, regardless of
country or nationality. This law establishes concepts like
"justifiable war" and "natural justice." Grotius discusses
situations under which countries should go to war, and then further
explains the proper way in which wars should be prosecuted. There
are, he says, certain rules in warfare that must be observed,
regardless of whether the parties involved have signed any specific
agreement to do so. Philosophy and law students, as well as those
with an interest in international politics, will be amazed at how
modern many of Grotius's ideas seem and intrigued by this foray
into international law that still has repercussions in the world
today. HUGO GROTIUS (1583-1645) was born in the city of Delft in
the Dutch Republic. Staggeringly intelligent, he entered the
University of Leiden at age eleven and graduated at age fifteen. He
was a philosopher and Christian apologist now remembered for his
work in establishing a philosophical basis for international law.
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