Hugo Grotius’ Use of Jewish Sources in On the Law of War and Peace

1977 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 181-200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Phyllis S. Lachs
Keyword(s):  
Source Material ◽  
War And Peace ◽  
Law Of War ◽  
Recent Interest ◽  
Hugo Grotius ◽  
The Law

Some recent interest in the writings of Hugo Grotius (1583-1645) has focused on his use of classical and medieval sources. Another sphere of interest has been the extent to which Grotius knew Hebrew and was able to find and use Jewish source material himself, as distinct from being dependent on Latin translations that were becoming increasingly available at the time that he wrote. This article has a two-fold purpose: the first is to identify exactly the Jewish sources that Grotius cited in On the Law of War and Peace, an identification which has not yet been made with thoroughness and precision.

Hugo Grotius and the Thirty Years War, An early reception of De iure belli ac pacis

2009 ◽  
Vol 77 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 499-538 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edgar Müller
Keyword(s):  
War And Peace ◽  
Law Of War ◽  
Peace Negotiations ◽  
Hugo Grotius ◽  
The Law ◽  
Francisco Suarez ◽  
Francisco De Vitoria

AbstractIt is generally assumed that the peace negotiations at Münster and Osnabrück were influenced by the Spanish authors of the so-called Second Scholastics such as Francisco Suarez and Francisco de Vitoria, although evidence of that influence is lacking. It is possible, however, to establish that Grotius's book on the law of war and peace did influence the Westphalian negotiations. De iure belli et pacis was first published in 1625; it was widely read and during the 1630s it was used for teaching purposes in the universities of Strasbourg, Tübingen, Ingolstadt and Uppsala.

Sources in the Modern Tradition

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dominique Gaurier
Keyword(s):  
International Law ◽  
Canon Law ◽  
Life Experiences ◽  
Legal Issues ◽  
Legal Knowledge ◽  
War And Peace ◽  
Law Of War ◽  
The Bible ◽  
Intellectual Context ◽  
The Law

This chapter observes that early writers on the law of war or on the law of peace offered their contributions in an intellectual context that was very different from our own. They were attempting to provide explanations for the questions related to war and peace, and in doing so drew upon interesting elements in Roman or canon law. Yet, none of the sources available to them were sufficient to offer a comprehensive response to related legal issues. Although these authors were all largely relying on the Bible and on ancient or contemporaneous history, some also drew information from their own life experiences. The majority, however, built their theories on the basis of their own readings and legal knowledge. Furthermore, only very few authors addressed the question of the sources of international law.

On the Law of War and Peace

2013 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 404-406
Author(s):  
Dan Jerker B. Svantesson
Keyword(s):  
War And Peace ◽  
Law Of War ◽  
The Law

scholarly journals The Law of War and Peace

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Bertotti ◽  
Gina Heathcote ◽  
Emily Jones ◽  
Sheri Labenski
Keyword(s):  
War And Peace ◽  
Law Of War ◽  
The Law
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