Grotius and Law

The essays collected for this volume represent the best scholarly literature on Hugo Grotius available in the English language. The focus is on Grotius’ contribution to political concepts such as liberty and property and to issues in international law and the laws of war. Grotius’s work, especially De Jure Belli ac Pacis, is as important as that of other 17th- or 18th-century philosophers and this volume is essential for anyone interested in historical and modern debates on key issues in political and legal philosophy more broadly, and international law in particular.