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Grotius

American  
[groh-shee-uhs] / ˈgroʊ ʃi əs /

noun

  1. Hugo Huig de Groot, 1583–1645, Dutch jurist and statesman.


Grotius British  
/ ˈɡrəʊtɪəs /

noun

  1. Hugo, original name Huig de Groot. 1583–1645, Dutch jurist and statesman, whose De Jure Belli ac Pacis (1625) is regarded as the foundation of modern international law

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People's rights to land have been debated by philosophers since at least John Locke and Hugo Grotius in the seventeenth century.

From Nature ● May 29, 2017

Pictet’s views repudiated the vision of the law that had dated back to Grotius.

From Slate ● Feb. 19, 2013

They argue that the law Grotius wrote in a maritime era gives an unfair advantage to developed nations in a technological era.

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The problem, says Richardson, was that "the old Grotius order was breaking down."

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There was some talk at this time in Paris of calling Grotius to be librarian of the royal library.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" by Various

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