Author: grotiana
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Call for papers: Grotian law and modernity at the dawn of a new age
Grotian law and modernity at the dawn of a new age 400 years of De jure belli ac pacis 1625-2025 International Conference 19-20 June 2025 Leiden University Wijnhaven Campus, The Hague On the occasion of the 400th anniversary of the first publication of De jure belli ac pacis by Hugo Grotius in 1625, an international…
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Workshop: “Grotius’ Contribution to Commercial and Maritime Law”
Workshop, Tilburg, 10 February 2023Location: room S8, campus Tilburg University, Warandelaan 2, 5037 AB Tilburg, Netherlands Hugo Grotius is well known for his paramount importance in international law, but his writings were concerned with (private) commercial and maritime law as well. During the past decades, Grotius’ expertise in these areas has not received the attention…
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New publication (Dutch): Henk Nellen – Geen vredestichter is zonder tegensprekers
On august 27, Henk Nellen’s book ‘Geen vredestichter is zonder tegensprekers – Hugo de Groot, geleerde, staatsman, verguisd verzoener’ was published by Singel Uitgeverijen (€30,-). A brief summary of the book (in Dutch): ‘De boekenkist waarin Hugo de Groot (Grotius, 1583-1645) uit Loevestein ontsnapte is spoorloos verdwenen. Dat geldt niet voor zijn intellectuele nalatenschap. Hij…
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New publication: The Cambridge Companion to Hugo Grotius
The Cambridge Companion to Hugo Grotius has been published. It offers a comprehensive overview of Hugo Grotius (1583–1645) for students, teachers, and general readers, while its chapters also draw upon and contribute to recent specialised discussions of Grotius’ oeuvre and its later reception. Contributors to this volume cover the width and breadth of Grotius’ work…
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New issue of Grotiana, New Series
Past June, the 41st volume of Grotiana, New Series appeared. A table of contents, including direct hyperlinks, is available on the page ‘Grotiana, New Series’.
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Workshop: “Non-consequential theories of strict liability in historical perspective”
IE University together with the Grotiana Foundation At this workshop, hosted at IE University, IE Law School on January 10, 2020 in Madrid, academic scholars will come together to discuss these topics. We would like to invite you to the workshop “Non-consequential theories of strict liability in historical perspective”.Early modern jurists have struggled to come…
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Arminius Fellowship
For more information, see the website of Leiden University. As of 2017 the Vera Gottschalk-Frank Foundation has invoked an Arminius Fellowship at the Scaliger Institute. The Foundation supports the promotion of research into all holdings relating to the Remonstrants in the Special Collections of Leiden University Libraries. As of 2017 the Vera Gottschalk-Frank Foundation has…