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REPRINT OF THE RARE EVATS TRANSLATION The second English translation of Hugo Grotius' landmark work, De Jure Belli Ac Pacis (1625), translated by William Evats (c.1606/7-1677) and published in London in 1682. As William E. Butler points out in his introduction to this reprint: "The early English translations of the works of Hugo Grotius on the law of nations are not the product of legal scholars or legal scholarship. We are indebted primarily to theologians for their appearance, either because Grotius figured prominently in theological discourse at various periods after his death or because his legal writings were espoused by dons dedicated to the cause of peace who considered the Grotian contributions to the law of nations to be a constructive step in the direction of a more peaceful world community." --William E. Butler, X HUGO GROTIUS [1583-1645], a pre-eminent contributor to international legal doctrine, was an influential Dutch jurist, philosopher and theologian. His many important works include De Jure Belli ac Pacis [The Law of War and Peace] (1625), which is widely considered to be the first master treatise on international law, and Mare Liberum [The Freedom of the Seas] (1609), in which he argues against territorial sovereignty of the seas.
Reprint of third English-language edition. With a new introduction "The Morrice Translation of Hugo Grotius" by William E. Butler, John Edward Fowler Distinguished Professor of Law, Pennsylvania State University; Emeritus Professor of Comparative Law at University College London; Academician, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine; National Academy of Legal Sciences of Ukraine; and Russian Academy of Natural Sciences. Originally published: London: Printed for D. Brown, T. Ward and W. Meares, 1715. Three vols. xxx (iii-xxx new Introduction), [14], civ, 212; 648; 356, [48] pp. First published in 1625, Of the Rights of War and Peace is a landmark in conceptualizing the modern system of international law. Grotius describes the situations in which war is a valid tool of law enforcement and outlines the principles of armed combat. Though based on Christian natural law, Grotius advanced the novel argument that his system would still be valid if it lacked a divine basis. In this regard he pointed to the future by moving international law in a secular direction. The first English translation, by C. Barksdale, was published in 1654 and reissued the following year. The second, by W. Evats, was published in 1682. The 1715 edition was translated and edited by John Morrice with the assistance of Edward Littlehales (1690-1724) and John Spavan (1685-1718). Hugo Grotius [1583-1645] was an influential Dutch jurist, philosopher and theologian. Grotius is also known for De Jure Praedae (1604), which argues against territorial sovereignty of the seas. John Morrice [1685-1740], an English divine, translated and/or edited a number of works on law, history, and theology between 1712 and 1738.