Mare Liberum
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Mare Liberum is a book in Latin on international law written by the Dutch jurist and philosopher Hugo Grotius, first published in 1609. In The Free Sea, Grotius formulated the new principle that the s
The title page of the copy of Grotius' Mare Liberum in the Peace Palace Library
A 1608 portrait of Grotius at age 25 by Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt
Hugo Grotius
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Hugo Grotius, also known as Hugo de Groot or Huig de Groot, was a Dutch humanist, diplomat, lawyer, theologian, jurist, statesman, poet and playwright. A teenage prodigy, he was born in Delft and stud
Mare Liberum
…Mare Liberum (or The Freedom of the Seas) is a book in Latin on international law written by the Dutch jurist and philosopher Hugo Grotius, first published in 1609. In The Free Sea, Grotius formulated the new principle that the sea was international territory and all nations were free to…
Portrait of Hugo Grotius by Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt, 1631
Grotius at age 16, by Jan Antonisz. van Ravesteyn, 1599
Page written in Grotius' hand from the manuscript of De Indis (circa 1604/05)