Hugo Grotius and Modern Liberty
ABSTRACT
This conference explored the ideas of property rights, contract, and trust in Grotius, as well as his overall conception of a liberal political order. The primary texts used were The Rights of War and Peace and Commentary on the Law of Prize and Booty.
READING LIST
Conference Readings
Grotius, Hugo. The Rights of War and Peace, Book I. Edited by Richard Tuck. Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, Inc., 2005.
Grotius, Hugo. The Rights of War and Peace, Book II. Edited by Richard Tuck. Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, Inc., 2005.
Grotius, Hugo. The Rights of War and Peace, Book III. Edited by Richard Tuck. Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, Inc., 2005.
Grotius, Hugo. Commentary on the Law of Prize and Booty. Edited by Martine Julia van Ittersum. Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, Inc., 2006.
Grotius, Hugo. Comparison of Commonwealths, Book III, On the Morals and Genius of the Athenian, Roman, and Batavian Peoples. Translated by Arthur Eyffinger for Liberty Fund. Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, Inc., 2015.