(4 Book Set) The Free Sea; The Rights of War and Peace: Book I; The Rights of War and Peace: Book II; The Rights of War and Peace: Book III (Natural Law and Enlightenment Classics)

Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 2005. Hardcover. Very good/very good. Hardcover. 9 1/4" X 6 1/4". Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of unclipped dust jackets. Volumes are bound in red and orange cloth over boards with spines backed in black and lettered in silver. Decorative gray sprayed edges. Pages are clean and unmarked. Bindings are sound. The Rights of War and Peace are edited and introduced by Richard Tuck from the edition by Jean Barbeyrac. The Free Sea is translated by Richard Hakluyt with Willam Welwood's critique and Grotius's reply. An overall clean, attractive set of 4 books on the major legal and political works of Hugo Grotius.

Hugo Grotius (1583–1645) was a Dutch jurist, philosopher, theologian, and diplomat often considered the "father of international law." He laid foundational principles for modern legal frameworks through his influential works, such as De Jure Belli ac Pacis (On the Law of War and Peace), published in 1625. Grotius argued for natural law principles, emphasizing that nations are bound by universal legal norms derived from reason and morality, even during war. His ideas on the freedom of the seas (Mare Liberum) and the rights of individuals and states influenced international relations and legal systems globally. Grotius' work remains a cornerstone of legal and ethical thought. (Inventory #: 16459)