Peter borschberg hugo grotius biography

  • Grotius' work on the freedom of the sea was a cornerstone in his enduring reputation as one of the founders of modern international law.
  • About the author: Peter Borschberg is an Associate Professor in the Department of History at the National University of Singapore.
  • This book considers the background to the treaties then content and significances, and what Grotius actually knew about Southeast Asian politics.

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    Hugo Grotius, the Portuguese, and Free Trade in the East Indies

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    By Peter Borschberg

    In , Dutch Admiral Jakob van Heemskerk plundered a Portuguese merchantman, the Santa Catarina, travelling from Macao to Melaka. The sale of the cargo at a public auction made traders across Northern europe aware of the riches to be reaped from Asian trade. However, the episode raised legal questions and the United Dutch East India Company (VOC) commissioned the young Hugo Grotius to defend Heemskerk's actions. Grotius produced two classic legal texts, The Law of Price and Booty and its spin-off, The Free Sea, among the greatest works in the history of international legal and political thought. His observations dealt with free trade in the East Indies, the Dutch Republic's military conflict with the Portuguese and Spanish in Asia, and the legal and moral grounds for attacking and plundering Portuguese and Spanish mercantile shipping.

    This book considers the background to the tr

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    Hugo Grotius

    Dutch philosopher and jurist (–)

    "Hugo de Groot" redirects here. For the crash of the KLM plane known under that name, see KLM Flight E.

    Hugo Grotius

    Portrait of Hugo Grotius
    by Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt,

    Born10 April

    Delft, County of Holland, Dutch Republic

    Died28 August (aged 62)

    Rostock, Swedish Pomerania

    Alma&#;materLeiden University
    EraRenaissance philosophy
    RegionWestern philosophy
    SchoolNatural law, humanism
    Academic advisorsJustus Lipsius

    Main interests

    		Philosophy of war, international law, political philosophy

    Notable ideas

    		Theory of natural rights, grounding just war principles in natural law, governmental theory of atonement

    Hugo Grotius (GROH-shee-əss; 10 April &#;– 28 August ), also known as Hugo dem Groot[a] (Dutch:[ˈɦyɣoːdəˈɣroːt]) or Huig dem Groot (Dutch:[ˈɦœyɣdəˈɣroːt]), was a Dutch humanist, diplomat, lawyer, theologian, jurist, statesman