Each year, the Peace Palace Library compiles a bibliographical overview of recent editions of Hugo Grotius’ works and scholarly publications about his life and legacy. These overviews serve as a valuable resource for researchers exploring the contributions of Grotius, the father of international law. Earlier bibliographies have been published in Grotiana, a journal published under the auspices of the Grotiana Foundation, and are also available in PDF format through the official website of the Grotiana Foundation.
This bibliography has been compiled by Rens Steenhard, Peace Palace Library, The Hague.
CONTENTS
A Works by Grotius
1 International law
2 Other juridical works
3 Politico-religious works
4 Historiography
5 Theology (and Philosophy)
6 Philology
7 Poetry
8 Correspondence
9 Anthologies
B Works concerning Grotius
1A Law of Nature and Nations: International Law and International Relations
1B Law of the Sea
2 Civil Law, Roman Law, Penal Law, Public Law, Jurisprudence, Philosophy
3 Politics, Political Philosophy (incl. Church Politics)
4 Historiography
5 Theology
6 Philology
7 Poetry
8 Correspondence
9 Commemorations
10 Biographical studies
11 Bibliographical studies (and catalogues, iconographies, etc.)
12 Other
A Works by Grotius
1 International law
- Butler, William Elliott. Grotius on War and Peace in English Translation. Talbot Publishing, an imprint of The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd., 2021.
- Grotius, Hugo, et al. De Jure Belli Ac Pacis Libri Tres. , Translated by Francis W. Kelsey, Lawbook Exchange edition, The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd., 1646.
2 Other juridical works
3 Politico-religious works
4 Historiography
5 Theology (and Philosophy)
6 Philology
7 Poetry
8 Correspondence
9 Anthologies
B Works concerning Grotius
1A Law of Nature and Nations: International Law and International Relations
- Baumgold, D. “Hobbes and Grotius: The Elements of Law and De Jure Belli ac Pacis.” History of Political Thought, vol. 43, no. 4, 2022, pp. 693-713(21). (Not available in the PPL collection)
- Brunnée, Jutta. “International Environmental Law: Of Sovereignty, Complexity, and Grotian Moments.” Grotiana, vol. 43, no. 1, 2022, pp. 3–24.
- Butler, William Elliott. “The English Translators and Publishers of Grotius on War and Peace: 1654-1928.” Jus Gentium : Journal of International Legal History., 2021.
- Corredera, Edward Jones, et al. “Hugo Grotius’s de Iure Belli Ac Pacis: A Report on the Worldwide Census of the Fifth Edition (1632, Blaeu).” Grotiana, vol. 43, no. 2, 2022, pp. 412–436.
- Corredera, Edward Jones, et al. “Hugo Grotius’s de Iure Belli Ac Pacis: A Report on the Worldwide Census of the Fourth Edition (1632, Janssonius).” Grotiana, vol. 43, no. 2, 2022, pp. 395–411.
- Corredera, Edward Jones, et al. “Hugo Grotius’s de Iure Belli Ac Pacis: A Report on the Worldwide Census of the Second Edition (1626).” Grotiana, vol. 43, no. 1, 2022, pp. 236–245.
- Corredera, Edward Jones, et al. “Hugo Grotius’s de Iure Belli Ac Pacis: A Report on the Worldwide Census of the Sixth Edition (1642, Blaeu).” Grotiana, vol. 43, no. 2, 2022, pp. 437–464.
- Corredera, Edward Jones, et al. “Hugo Grotius’s de Iure Belli Ac Pacis: A Report on the Worldwide Census of the Third Edition (1631).” Grotiana, vol. 43, no. 1, 2022, pp. 246–272.
- Buranelli, Filippo Costa. “‘The International Society Tradition: From Hugo Grotius to Hedley Bull’ and ‘International Society: The English School.’” International Affairs, vol. 98, no. 6, 2022, pp. 2141–43.
- Dainese, D. “Christendom's Ashes: Grotius' Occupation Bellica and the Thirty Years' War.” Religion, Ideology, Politics and Law: A Multidisciplinary Approach in the Frame of European History, 2022, pp. 131-154. (Not available in the PPL collection)
- Douglas, M. “Understanding the Self: Hugo Grotius and the Birth of the Secular.” Modernity, the Environment, and the Christian Just War Tradition, 2022, pp. 80-131.
- Ertz, Stefanie. “Erastianism and Natural Law in Hugo Grotius’s “De Imperio Summarum Potestatum circa Sacra.” Sacred Polities, Natural Law and the Law of Nations in the 16th-17th Centuries, 2022, pp. 200-222.
- Eyffinger, Arthur. “Grotius on Natural Law : An Inventory of Propositions.” Sacred Polities, Natural Law and the Law of Nations in the 16th-17th Centuries, 2022, pp. 173-199.
- Fernández-Santamaría, J.A. "The Making of a Ius Belli: Grotius". Three Moments in the History of the Ius Gentium (1500-1700) : An Essay on the Evolution of the Right of Peoples. Brill Nijhoff, 2022, pp. 138-174.
- Gasbarri, Lorenzo. “(Meta) Grotian Moment: International Organizations and the Rapid Formation of Customary International Law.” Grotiana, vol. 43, no. 1, 2022, pp. 113–132.
- Gonzalez, M. “Defining the Law of Nations Revisions of Cicero's ius gentium in Suarez, Grotius, and Burke.” Polis, Nation, Global Community: the Philosophic Foundations of Citizenship, 2022. (Not available in the PPL collection)
- Guerreiro, Alexandre. "O direito à ingerência em Hugo Grócio e a Paz de Vestefállia”. História do direito internacional público: ingerência e uso da força (1555-1945), 2022, pp. 76-87. [Capítulo II, par. 2.7. ]
- Hengstmengel, Joost, and Paul Oslington. “The Curious Tale of Libanius, Grotius and Jacob Viner’s Universal Economy Doctrine.” History of Economics Review, vol. 83, no. 1, 2022, pp. 11–123. (Not available in the PPL collection)
- Karimi, Sasan, and Mohammad Kazem Sajjadpour. “The Relation between International Rights and Natural Rights a Comparison between Hobbes, Grotius and Kant’s Ideas in Law.” International Journal of Multicultural and Multireligious Understanding, vol. 8, no. 12, 2021, p. 405. (Not available in the PPL collection)
- Lawan, Mamman. “Al-Shaybani and Grotius : An Inquiry into Comparative International Law.” The Asian Yearbook of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law., 2022.
- Navari, Cornelia. International Society Tradition : From Hugo Grotius to Hedley Bull. Palgrave Macmillan, 2021.
- Österdahl, Inger. “Expanding Universe: Grotian Moments in the Practice of the UN Security Council.” Grotiana, vol. 43, no. 1, 2022, pp. 25–54.
- Ramelet, D. “Moral Entities, Divine Will and Natural Law According to Pufendorf.” Sacred Polities, Natural Law and the Law of Nations in the 16th-17th Centuries, 2022, pp. 288-313.
- Ross, Simona, and Mark Somos. “Corruption in International Law: Illusions of a Grotian Moment.” Grotiana, vol. 43, no. 1, 2022, pp. 55–86.
- Michael P. Scharf. “Hugo Grotius and the Concept of Grotian Moments in International Law.” Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law, vol. 54, no. 1, 2022, p. 17-51.
- Simpson, Emile. “Invisible People : The State of Nature in Hugo Grotius’ Account of Global Legal Order.” The State of Nature : Histories of an Idea, 2022, pp. 145-176.
- Sterio, Milena. “Statehood: A Grotian Moment 2.” Grotiana, vol. 43, no. 1, 2022, pp. 133–158.
- Sparks, Tom. “Grotian Moments in the Law of Self-Determination: Law, Rhetoric, and Reality.” Grotiana, vol. 43, no. 1, 2022, pp. 159–186.
- Tahraoui, Milan. “Data Surveillance since the Snowden Revelations: A Grotian Moment in International Law?” Grotiana, vol. 43, no. 1, 2022, pp. 87–112.
1B Law of the Sea
- Assema, Carmen van. “Hoe Een Paus Voor Verdeling Zorgde : Hugo de Groot En Francisco de Vitoria over de Theologische Grondslag van de Vrije Handel.” Op de Golven van de Vrije Zee : Acht Opstellen over Mare Liberum van Hugo de Groot, 2021, pp. 47-53.
- Callenbach, Eva. “Grotius Als Schakelfiguur : Hugo de Groot Als Verbindende Schakel Tussen Het Traditionele Christelijke Internationale Recht En de Natuurrechtelijke Idee van Een Vrije Zee.” Op de Golven van de Vrije Zee : Acht Opstellen over Mare Liberum van Hugo de Groot, 2021, 11-17.
- Giltaij, Jacob, et al., editors. Op de Golven van de Vrije Zee : Acht Opstellen over Mare Liberum van Hugo de Groot. Universiteit van Amsterdam, Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid, 2021.
- Holtuin, Yasha. “Van Mare Liberum Tot Common Heritage of Mankind : Ontwikkelingen in Het Denken over Gemeenschappelijk Bezit.” Op de Golven van de Vrije Zee : Acht Opstellen over Mare Liberum van Hugo de Groot, 2021, pp. 29-35.
- Lou, Tjia Tjia. “Rechtvaardiging van Het Banda-Bloedbad : Grotius’ Visie Op Slavernij.” Op de Golven van de Vrije Zee : Acht Opstellen over Mare Liberum van Hugo de Groot, 2021, pp. 57-63.
- Mandos, Lex. “Over de Vrijheid van Individuen En Volkeren.” Op de Golven van de Vrije Zee : Acht Opstellen over Mare Liberum van Hugo de Groot, 2021, pp. 19-24.
- Malouki, Shahram. “Kneep de VOC de Bandanezen Uit? : De Geldigheid van de Handelscontracten Aan de Hand van Hugo de Groots Contracttheorie.” Op de Golven van de Vrije Zee : Acht Opstellen over Mare Liberum van Hugo de Groot, 2021, pp. 65-72.
- Udeh, Jessica. “Cancelcultuur of Consequenties? : Nederlands Kolonialisme En Het Standbeeld van Hugo de Groot.” Op de Golven van de Vrije Zee : Acht Opstellen over Mare Liberum van Hugo de Groot, 2021, pp. 75-81.
- Wijn, Hugo. “De Oorsprong van Eigendom : Een Vergelijking Tussen de Ideeën van Hugo de Groot En Jean-Jacques Rousseau.” Op de Golven van de Vrije Zee : Acht Opstellen over Mare Liberum van Hugo de Groot, 2021, pp. 37-43.
2 Civil Law, Roman Law, Penal Law, Public Law, Jurisprudence, Philosophy
- Contreras Aguirre, S. "Hugo Grotius y la tradicion escolastica.” Espiritu: cuadernos del instituto Filosofico de Balmesia, vol. 71, no. 163, 2022, pp. 63-78. (Not available in the PPL collection)
- Hägerström, Axel. “Rights, Obligations and the Binding Force of Contracts in Roman Law and in Natural Law Theory.” Grotiana, vol. 43, no. 2, 2022, pp. 309–393.
- Kowalski, Klaus. Das Vertragsverständnis Des Hugo Grotius : Zwischen Gerechtigkeit, Treue Und Rechtsubertragung. Böhlau Verlag, 2022.
3 Politics, Political Philosophy (incl. Church Politics)
- Barducci, Marco. “Hugo Grotius: Absolutism, Contractual/catalogue/1263743900ism, Resistance.” Reading Texts on Sovereignty : Textual Moments in the History of Political Thought, 2021, pp. 73-80.
- Luna-Fabritius, A. “Providence and Uses of Grotian Strategies in Neapolitan Political Thought, 1650-1750.” Sacred Polities, Natural Law and the Law of Nations in the 16th-17th Centuries, 2022, pp. 314-342.
4 Historiography
5 Theology
- Behme, T. “Pufendorf's Lutheranism.” Sacred Polities, Natural Law and the Law of Nations in the 16th-17th Centuries, 2022, pp. 242-266.
- Bergjan, Silke-Petra. “Ancient Geographers and Modern Travelogues in the Early Seventeenth Century. The Difference between Hugo Grotius’s Bewys van Den Waren Godsdienst (1622) and de Veritate Religionis Christianae (1627–40).” Grotiana, vol. 43, no. 1, 2022, pp. 187–207.
- Haara, H. “Pufendorf: Coercion, Religious Beliefs and Toleration.” Sacred Polities, Natural Law and the Law of Nations in the 16th-17th Centuries, 2022, pp. 267-287.
6 Philology
7 Poetry
- Rabbie, E. "A Lawyer in Love: Hugo Grotius' Erotopaegnia (1608)." Emotions and Narrative in Ancient Literature and Beyond: Studies in Honour of Irene de Jong, 2022, pp. 728-742. (Not available in the PPL collection)
8 Correspondence
9 Commemorations
10 Biographical studies
- Coolen, H. Hugo Grotius: Patriarch of International Law, 2022. (Not available in the PPL collection)
- Nellen, Henk J. M. Geen Vredestichter Is Zonder Tegensprekers : Hugo de Groot, Geleerde, Staatsman, Verguisd Verzoener. Athenaeum-Polak & Van Gennep, 2021.
11 Bibliographical studies (and catalogues, iconographies, etc.)
12 Other