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
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
- Burgersdijk, Diederik, et al. “An Unpublished Manuscript of Hugo Grotius: ‘On Public Partnership with Unbelievers’ (de Societate Publica Cum Infidelibus): Introduction, Transcription and English Translation.” Grotiana, vol. 45, no. 1, 2024, pp. 33–157.
- Cerman, Ivo. “Carl Anton Martini and Natural Law at the University of Vienna after 1752.” Grotiana, vol. 45, no. 2, 2024, pp. 181–209.
- Farkhutdinov, I. Z. The War in Ukraine and the Return of the Principles of Hugo Grotius. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2024.
- Glanville, Luke. “Grotius on Duties in the International State of Nature.” Rise of the International : International Relations Meets History., 2024.
- Hasan-Birdwell, Aminah. “Hugo Grotius, the African Slave Trade, and the Natural Law Tradition.” Grotiana, vol. 45, no. 2, 2024, pp. 227–253.
- Kareklas, Iakōvos. Just War Theory : Principle and Practice. Lexington Books, 2024. [Chapter 2: Grotius and the Tradition of Just War Theory: On the Law of War and Peace, pp. 23-44.]
- Nifterik, Gustaaf van. “Grotius’s Sources of Ius Gentium Slavery.” Grotiana, vol. 45, no. 2, 2024, pp. 254–267.
- Schuessler, Rudolf. “The Source of Grotius’s ‘Etiamsi Daremus … Deus Non Esse.’” Grotiana, vol. 45, no. 2, 2025, pp. 210–224.
- Somos, Mark, et al. “De Iure Belli Ac Pacis and Slavery: Connecting Case Law and the Census.” Grotiana, vol. 45, no. 2, 2025, pp. 268–290.
1B Law of the Sea
- Batson, Alexander. “Mare Tutum: Thucydides, King Minos, and the Concept of the ‘Secure Sea’ in Seventeenth-Century Maritime Law.” Grotiana, vol. 45, no. 1, 2024, pp. 1–31.
- Suprinyak, Carlos Eduardo. “Grotius among the English Merchants : “Mare Liberum” and Anglo-Dutch Rivalry in the Early Seventeenth Century.” British Modern International Thought in the Making., 2020.
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