
Grotius 1. Hugo Grotius [1583-1645). [1583-1645) entered the University of Leiden when he was just eleven years old. There he studied with some of the most acclaimed intellectuals in northern Europe, including Franciscus Junius, Joseph Justus Scaliger, and Rudolph Snellius.[1]
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[1583-1645)
entered the University of Leiden when he was just eleven years old. There he studied with some of the most acclaimed intellectuals in northern Europe, including Franciscus Junius, Joseph Justus Scaliger, and Rudolph Snellius.[1]
In Holland, Grotius earned an appointment as advocate to The Hague in 1599 and then as official historiographer for the States of Holland in 1601.
Grotius was sentenced to life imprisonment in Loevestein castle.
He was imprisoned in 1618 for his views on a theological point. “In 1621, with the help of his wife and maidservant, Grotius managed to escape the castle in a book chest and fled to Paris. In the Netherlands today, he is mainly famous for this daring escape.”
The Interpretation of Treaties (continued)
A treaty made with a king continues in force, even though the same king or his successor should be banished from the kingdom by rebellious subjects.
For the rights of a king, among which his alliances may be reckoned, remain unimpaired, during the temporary loss of his throne...
(a) used very sparingly
(b) attribute to “God” the very principles (liberal) that he is formulating