De jure praedae
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De jure praedae is a seminal early 17th-century legal treatise by Hugo Grotius that laid foundational principles for international law and the freedom of the seas.
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| instanceOf |
legal treatise
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manuscript → |
| associatedWith |
Dutch East India Company prize case of the Santa Catarina
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| author |
Hugo Grotius
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| authorNationality |
Dutch
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| authorOccupation |
diplomat
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jurist → |
| commissionedBy |
Dutch East India Company
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| countryOfOrigin |
Dutch Republic
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| dateWritten |
1604
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1605 → |
| fieldOfStudy |
international law
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legal philosophy → maritime law → |
| genre |
international law
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legal theory → |
| hasAlternativeTitle |
De jure praedae commentarius
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| hasPart |
Mare Liberum
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| historicalContext |
Dutch–Portuguese maritime conflicts
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early 17th century European colonial expansion → |
| impact |
contributed to the doctrine of freedom of navigation
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shaped later debates on maritime sovereignty → |
| influenced |
development of international law
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doctrine of freedom of the seas → |
| influencedBy |
Roman law
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canon law → scholastic natural law tradition → |
| language |
Latin
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| legalDoctrine |
natural law as basis of international relations
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seas are international territory → states cannot claim sovereignty over the open sea → |
| mainSubject |
freedom of the seas
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just war theory → law of prize → maritime law → natural law → |
| notableFor |
early systematic treatment of international law
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formulation of arguments for free navigation and trade → |
| notablePart |
Mare Liberum
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| publicationStatus |
unpublished in full during Hugo Grotius's lifetime
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| purpose |
to justify Dutch seizure of a Portuguese ship
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| relatedWork |
De iure belli ac pacis
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Mare Liberum → |
| timePeriod |
early 17th century
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Referenced by (5)
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Hugo Grotius
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Hugo de Groot → |
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Mare Liberum
("De Jure Praedae")
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chapterOf |
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De jure praedae
("De jure praedae commentarius")
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Mare Liberum
("De Jure Praedae")
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