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
- Grotius, Hugo. The Rights of War and Peace, Including the Law of Nature and of Nations. , Translated by A. C. Campbell, The Lawbook Exchange, 1814. [Reproduction of the fifth English translation of Hugo Grotius, De jure belli ac pacis (1625) in three volumes at Pontefract, Yorkshire in 1814. With a new introduction by William E. Butler, 2017.]
- Grotius, Hugo, and William Elliott Butler. Of the Rights of War and Peace : In Three Volumes, in Which Are Explain’d the Laws and Claims of Nature and Nations, and the Principal Points That Relate Either to Publick Government, or the Conduct of Private Life. , Translated by John Morrice, The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd., 1715. [Reproduction of the third English translation of Hugo Grotius, De jure belli ac pacis (1625) in three volumes at London in 1715. With a new introduction by William E. Butler, 2014.]
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
- Butler, William E., “Grotius and Vattel in Russian: New Developments.”, in: Jus Gentium: Journal of International Legal History, 10 (2025), No. 1, pp. 107-118.
- Butler, William E. “The Carnegie Translation of Grotius: Influencing Public Opinion.” Grotiana, vol. 46, no. 1, 2025, pp. 27–42.
- Jones Corredera, Edward. “Can States Become Merchants? Hugo Grotius in Iberia and Latin America, c. 1630s-1860s.” Grotiana, vol. 46, no. 1, 2025, pp. 156–172.
- Dhondt, Frederik. “‘Authorised by the Examples of the Most Renowned Legal Scholars’: Grotius, Moderation and Restraint in Louis Xv’s Foreign Office.” Grotiana, vol. 46, no. 1, 2025, pp. 66–110.
- Follesdal, Andreas. “The Contested Claims of Convention Refugees: Grotius to the Rescue.” Grotiana, vol. 46, no. 1, 2025, pp. 111–129.
- Garcia-Salmones, Monica, and Janwillem Oosterhuis. “Grotius and Hobbes: The Necessities of Human Nature.” Grotiana, vol. 46, no. 1, 2025, pp. 130–155.
- Gong, Renren, and Linyan Zhong. “Grotius’ Influence on the Theory of Natural Law and Natural Rights: The Intellectual Origins of the Concept of Modern Human Rights.” Chinese Yearbook of Human Rights, 2025, pp. 1–48.
- Grewal, David Singh. “Barbeyrac’s Intervention : Grotius, Pufendorf, Locke.” The Cambridge History of Rights : Volume IV, the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries., 2025.
- Liu, Jiangmei. “Ius Naturale, War as Punishment, and Grotius’s Justification of Dutch Colonial Imperialism.” Grotiana, vol. 46, no. 1, 2025, pp. 173–207.
- Mortimer, Sarah. “Christianity, Natural Law, and Magistracy: De Iure Belli and the Sermon on the Mount.” Grotiana, vol. 46, no. 1, 2025, pp. 208–226.
- Nifterik, Gustaaf van. “Grotius on Natural Slavery.” Grotiana, vol. 46, no. 1, 2025, pp. 227–242.
- Nifterik, Gustaaf van. (2025). Versions of War Slavery: Grotius, Hobbes and the reception of their ideas. Tijdschrift voor Rechtsgeschiedenis / Revue d'histoire du droit / The Legal History Review, vol 93, nos. 3-4, 2025, pp. 565-593.
- Quiroga-Villamarín, Daniel R. “‘Friendship between Unequals’: The Brotherly Law of Alliances in Grotius and the Early Modern Law of Nations.” Grotiana, vol. 46, no. 1, 2025, pp. 243–261.
- Somos, Mark, and Matthew Cleary. “Adventures in Governance: Grotius Societies and the International Order.” Grotiana, vol. 46, no. 1, 2025, pp. 262–284.
- Wijffels, Alain. “Latius Patere Caritatis Quam Iuris Regulas (Ibp Iii.13.4.1) Is de Iure Belli Ac Pacis a Law Book?” Grotiana, vol. 46, no. 1, 2025, pp. 285–302.
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