Commentary on the Law of Prize and Booty (Natural Law and Enlightenment Classics)

The history of "Commentary on the Law of Prize and Booty" is complex. When Grotius's personal papers were auctioned in The Hague in 1864, Dutch scholars discovered that his famous "Mare Liberum" was just one chapter in a manuscript of 163 folios, written in justification of Jacob van Heemskerck's capture of the Santa Catarina, a Portuguese merchantman, in the Straits of Singapore in February 1603. A prominent Dutch historian of the nineteenth century, Robert Fruin, persuaded the classical scholar H. G. Hamaker to transcribe and publish it, and the Latin text was issued in 1868. This Liberty Fund edition is based on the one prepared by Gwladys L. Williams and Walter H. Zeydel for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. It combines a revised text and new material, making it a highly attractive edition of a work that is difficult to obtain. Commissioned In October 1604 By The United Dutch East India Company, Hugo Grotius's Commentary On The Law Of Prize And Booty Was Intended To Justify The Dutch Capture In 1603 Of A Wealthy Portuguese Merchantman, The Santa Catarina, In The Strait Of Singapore. In A Clever And Intricate Defense Of International Free Trade, Grotius (1583-1645) Introduced The Notion Of A Man As A Sovereign And Free Individual With A Right To Self-defense And, By Extension, The Right Of A Company Of Private Merchants To Establish A Trade Empire.--jacket. The History Of Commentary On The Law Of Prize And Booty Is Complex. When Grotius's Personal Papers Were Auctioned In The Hague In 1864, Scholars Discovered That Mare Liberum Was Just One Chapter In A Manuscript Of 163 Folios, Written In Justification Of The Capture Of The Portuguese Merchantman Santa Catarina In The Strait Of Singapore In February 1603. Robert Fruin Persuaded The Scholar H.g. Hamaker To Transcribe And Publish It In 1868. Knud Haakonssen, The General Editor Of The Natural Law And Enlightenment Classics Series, States,?grotius's Work On The Right Of Prize And Booty Is Unusual. It Has Been Argued In Some Of The Most Prominent Recent Scholarship That The Work, While Never Published By Grotius Himself, Was The Intellectual Resource For Much Of His Most Important Work. One Chapter Of The Manuscript Was Used For His Famous Work On The Free Sea, Mare Liberum, And Many Of The Most Important Features Of His Greatest Work, De Jure Belli Ac Pacis (the Rights Of War And Peace), Are Either Derived From, Or Revised Versions Of, The Earlier Writing. V. 1. The Principles Of Moral Philosophy Hugo Grotius ; Edited And With An Introduction By Martine Julia Van Ittersum. Major Legal And Political Works Of Hugo Grotius. Originally Published: Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1950. (the Classics Of International Law ; No. 22) (publications Of The Carnegie Endowment For International Peace) Includes Bibliographical References And Index. The history of Commentary on the Law of Prize and Booty is complex. When Grotiuss personal papers were auctioned in The Hague in 1864, scholars discovered that Mare Liberum was just one chapter in a manuscript of 163 folios, written in justification of the capture of the Portuguese merchantman Santa Catarina in the Strait of Singapore in February 1603. Robert Fruin persuaded the scholar H. G. Hamaker to transcribe and publish it in 1868. Knud Haakonssen, the General Editor of the Natural Law and Enlightenment Classics series, states, Grotiuss work on the right of prize and booty is unusual. It has been argued in some of the most prominent recent scholarship that the work, while never published by Grotius himself, was the intellectual resource for much of his most important work. One chapter of the manuscript was used for his famous work on the free sea, Mare Liberum , and many of the most important features of his greatest work, De Jure Belli ac Pacis ( The Rights of War and Peace ), are either derived from, or revised versions of, the earlier writing. The Liberty Fund edition is based on the one prepared by Gwladys L. Williams and Walter H. Zeydel for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. It combines the original text and new material. Martine Julia van Ittersum is a Lecturer in History at the University of Dundee. Knud Haakonssen is Professor of Intellectual History and Director of the Centre for Intellectual History at the University of Sussex, England. This Liberty Fund edition of Commentary on the Law of Prize and Booty is based on the one prepared by Gwladys L. Williams and Walter H. Zeydel for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. It combines the original text and new material. Hugo Grotius (1583–1645) was a lawyer and legal theorist, diplomat and political philosopher, ecumenical activist and theologian. Martine Julia van Ittersum is a Lecturer in History at the University of Dundee. Please note: This title is available as an ebook for purchase on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and iTunes.