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The rights of war and peace /

Laying the foundation for a universal code of law, this is a work in modern public international law. It was considered to be a major work of political theory that defended the rights of individual agents - states as well as private persons - to use their power to secure themselves and their propert...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Grotius, Hugo, 1583-1645
Otros Autores: Tuck, Richard, 1949-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
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Publicado: Indianapolis, Ind. : Liberty Fund, ©2005.
Colección:Natural law and enlightenment classics.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Hugo Grotius, The Rights of War and Peace, Book I
  • Front Matter
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Details
  • Table of Contents of the Set
  • Introduction, p. ix
  • A Note on the Text, p. xxxv
  • Acknowledgments, p. xxxix
  • The Rights of War and Peace, Book I
  • Table of Contents, p. 3
  • The Life of Hugo Grotius, p. 59
  • Dedication, p. 71
  • The Preliminary Discourse, p. 75
  • Book I
  • Chapter I. What War is, and what Right is, p. 133
  • Chapter II. Whether 'tis ever Lawful to make War, p. 180
  • Chapter III. The Division of War into Publick and Private, p. 240 Chapter IV. Of a War made by Subjects against their Superiors, p. 336
  • Chapter V. Who may lawfully make War, p. 384
  • Book II
  • Chapter I. Of the Causes of War; and first of the Defense of Persons and Goods, p. 389
  • Chapter II. Of Things which belong in common to all Men, p. 420
  • Chapter III. Of the original Acquisition of Things; where also is treated of the Sea and Rivers, p. 454
  • Chapter IV. Of a Thing presumed to be quitted, and of the Right of Possession that follows.
  • And how such a Possession differs from Usucaption and Prescription, p. 483 Chapter V. Of the Original Acquisition of a Right over Persons; where also it treated of the Right of Parents: Of Marriages: Of Societies: Of the Right over Subjects: Over Slaves, p. 508
  • Chapter VI. Of an Acquisition (Possession of Purchase) derived from a Man's own Deed; where also of the Alienation of a Government, and of the Things and Revenues that belong to that Government, p. 566
  • Chapter VII. Of an Acquisition derived to one by Vertue of some Law.
  • Where also of succeeding to the Effects and Estate of a Man who dies without a Will, p. 579 Chapter VIII. Of Such Properties as are commonly called Acquisitions by the Right of Nations, p. 634
  • Chapter IX. When Jurisdiction and Property Cease, p. 664
  • Chapter X. Of the Obligation that arises from Property, p. 685
  • Chapter XI. Of Promises, p. 699
  • Chapter XII. Of Contracts, p. 729
  • Chapter XIII. Of an Oath, p. 768
  • Chapter XIV. Of the Promises, Contracts, and Oaths of those who have the Sovereign Power, p. 802
  • Chapter XV. Of publick Treaties, as well those that are made by the Sovereign himself, as those that are concluded without his Order, p. 817 Chapter XVI. Of Interpretation, or the Way of explaining the Sense of a Promise or Convention, p. 848
  • Chapter XVII. Of the Damage done by an Injury, and of the Obligation thence arising, p. 884
  • Chapter XVIII. Of the Rights of Embassies, p. 898
  • Chapter XIX. Of the Right of Burial, p. 925
  • Chapter XX. Of Punishments, p. 949
  • Chapter XXI. Of the Communication of Punishments, p. 1053