The most excellent Hugo Grotius, his three books treating of the rights of war & peace in the first is handled, whether any war be just : in the second is shewed, the causes of war, both just and unjust : in the third is declared, what in war is lawful, that is, unpunishable : with the annotations digested into the body of every chapter / translated into English by William Evats ...
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The most excellent Hugo Grotius, his three books treating of the rights of war & peace in the first is handled, whether any war be just : in the second is shewed, the causes of war, both just and unjust : in the third is declared, what in war is lawful, that is, unpunishable : with the annotations digested into the body of every chapter / translated into English by William Evats ...
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Grotius, Hugo, 1583-1645.
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London :: Printed by M.W. for Thomas Basset ... and Ralph Smith ...,
1682.
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International law.
War (International law)
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"The most excellent Hugo Grotius, his three books treating of the rights of war & peace in the first is handled, whether any war be just : in the second is shewed, the causes of war, both just and unjust : in the third is declared, what in war is lawful, that is, unpunishable : with the annotations digested into the body of every chapter / translated into English by William Evats ..." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A42237.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 2, 2024.
Pages
The Chapters of the Second BOOK.
I. OF the Causes of War; And first of War made in our own Defence, page 69
II. Of such things, wherein Men have a Right in Common, page 78
III. Of Originary Acquisition of Things: Of the Sea and Rivers, page 88
IV. Of a Presumed Dereliction, and the Occupancy following: And wherein it dif∣fers from Prescription and Ʋsucapion, page 97
V. How a Right over Persons was Originally gained: Of the Right of Parents over their Children: Of Matrimony, Colledges or Societies: Of the Right of Kings over Subjects, of Masters over Servants, page 103
VI. Of that Right that is derivatively acquired by the voluntary fact of a Man; wherein is handled the Right of the Alienation of Empires, and the things there∣unto belonging. page 118
VII. Of that Right that is acquired by Law, and of Succession from an Intestate, page 121
VIII. Of Dominion vulgarly said to be acquired by the Law of Nations, page 134
IX. How Empire and Dominion may cease, page 141
X. What Obligation ariseth from Dominion, page 146
XI. Of Promises, page 150
XII. Of Contracts, page 157
XIII. Of Oaths, page 166
XIV. Of the Promises, Contracts and Oaths of Soveraign Princes. page 176
XV. Of Leagues and Sponsions, page 181
XVI. Of the Interpretation of Leagues, &c. page 236
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XVII. Of the Damage done to one man through the default of another: And of the obligation thence arising, page 200
XVIII. Of the Right of Embassages, page 205
XIX. Of the Right of Burial, page 213
XX. Of Punishments, page 361
XXI. Of the Communication of Punishments, page 393
XXII. Of Ʋnjust Causes of War, page 404
XXIII. Of the Causes of War that are doubtful, page 410
XXIV. War though Just, not to be undertaken rashly, page 416
XXV. For what Causes War may be undertaken for Others, page 422
XXVI. How War may be Justly waged by such as are subject to anothers Com∣mand, page 427
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