Grotius
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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
Dante in the 14th century, Erasmus in the 16th and Grotius in the 17th all envisioned international law as a means of overcoming the natural tendency of states to settle their differences by force.
From Time Magazine Archive
For instance, Grotius said that speaking falsely to an intruder is not a lie.
From Time Magazine Archive
At fifteen Grotius accompanied Count Justin of Nassau, and the grand pensionary J. van Olden Barneveldt on their special embassy to the court of France.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" by Various
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