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100			_aLesaffer, Randall.
245	0	4	_aThe Cambridge companion to Hugo Grotius.
260			_aUnited Kingdom : _bCambridge University Press, _c2021.
300			_a635 p. ;
490	0		_aCambridge companions to law
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_a"It remains a mystery why there has not been a Cambridge Companion to Hugo Grotius to this point. As a format, The Cambridge Companions have a strong tradition in intellectual history, covering numerous political and theological thinkers from - in particular - Europe's past. It was Stephen Neff (Edinburgh University) who first drew attention to the anomaly that Hugo Grotius, one of the most prolific, versatile and influential voices from Europe's intellectual history was still awaiting his 'Cambridge Companion'. He suggested that we, as members of the Grotiana foundation, would take up the task of coordinating this. It was during a nice afternoon at the National Archives at The Hague, that we made the first design for the book. Our proposal, worked out in numerous subsequent conversations, was enthusiastically met by Finola O'Sullivan, law editor at Cambridge University Press, who agreed that Grotius' lasting fame in international law earned him a place in the law list. Nevertheless, the plan to cover the life, thought and work of Grotius in all its breadth, transcending the borderlines of modern discipline, also met with strong approval at the Press. Our special thanks goes to Finola and her dedicated team, among other Marianne Nield, ..."--
600	1	0	_aGrotius, Hugo,
650		0	_aInternational law.
650		0	_aInternational relations.
700	1		_aLesaffer, Randall, _eeditor.
700	1		_aNijman, Janne Elisabeth, _eeditor.
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