A Normative Approach to War : Peace, War, and Justice in Hugo Grotius (1993, Hardcover) by ebook DOC, PDF, TXT
9780198257097 English 0198257090 A team of distinguished Japanese scholars make a critique of Hugo Grotius' De jure belli ac pacis and re-examine the historiography of international law with its anachronistic Eurocentric bias., The purpose of this work is to present a comprehensive view of Hugo Grotius's main work De Jure Belli ac Pacis. The contributors argue that, far from being a bookish theoretician indulging himself in the construction of an abstract system, Grotius had in mind, above all, a practically orientedtreatise aimed at 'regulating and restraining war'. At the same time the authors take the opportunity to re-examine the historiography of international law with its anachronistic Eurocentric bias., This collection of papers provides a commentary on and critique of Grotius' De Jure Pacs ac Belli. It is the product of a joint research project on Grotius' book, carried out by the Research Group on the Fundamental Theory of International Law, headed by the editor., This work presents a scholarly commentary and critique of Hugo Grotius' De Jure Belli ac Pacis . It shows that, far from being a bookish theoretician indulging in the construction of an abstract system, Grotius ultimately aimed to create a practically oriented treatise focusing on "regulating and restraining war." It also re-examines the historiography of international law with its anachronistic Eurocentric bias.
9780198257097 English 0198257090 A team of distinguished Japanese scholars make a critique of Hugo Grotius' De jure belli ac pacis and re-examine the historiography of international law with its anachronistic Eurocentric bias., The purpose of this work is to present a comprehensive view of Hugo Grotius's main work De Jure Belli ac Pacis. The contributors argue that, far from being a bookish theoretician indulging himself in the construction of an abstract system, Grotius had in mind, above all, a practically orientedtreatise aimed at 'regulating and restraining war'. At the same time the authors take the opportunity to re-examine the historiography of international law with its anachronistic Eurocentric bias., This collection of papers provides a commentary on and critique of Grotius' De Jure Pacs ac Belli. It is the product of a joint research project on Grotius' book, carried out by the Research Group on the Fundamental Theory of International Law, headed by the editor., This work presents a scholarly commentary and critique of Hugo Grotius' De Jure Belli ac Pacis . It shows that, far from being a bookish theoretician indulging in the construction of an abstract system, Grotius ultimately aimed to create a practically oriented treatise focusing on "regulating and restraining war." It also re-examines the historiography of international law with its anachronistic Eurocentric bias.