Univ., Diss.-2006--Zürich, 2005. / Literaturverz. 209 - 221. Literaturverz. S. [205] - 221.

Dissertation--München--Ludwig-Maximiliansuniversität, 2001-2004. / Bibliogr. p. 513-523.

The following pages are the result of investigations in the field of Medieval Politics.

Dissertation--Philosophische Fakultät 1--Universität Zürich, 2005/06. / Bibliogr. p. 205-221.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität zu Frankfurt am Main, 1971. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 198-203).

This thesis is an intellectual history of the 'Grotian tradition' from the works of Hugo Grotius to the contemporary writings of the 'English School'. Its central argument contends that, contrary to its contemporary conceptualisation, the Grotian tradition has not, historically speaking, been a tradition of thought about international society. Rather, it is a moral tradition, derived in essence, if not always in substance, from Grotius' most famous work De Jure Belli ac Pads, and perpetuated in the international legal writings of a range of scholars including Samuel Pufendorf, James Kent, Henry Wheaton, Cornelius van Vollenhoven and Hersch Lauterpacht before being transformed into its current form in the works of Martin Wight and Hedley Bull. In explicating this argument, this thesis pursues two inter-related lines of inquiry. The first is concerned with the meaning of the term 'Grotian', both in relation to Hugo Grotius and as it has been employed in subsequent scholarship. In doing so, it introduces a three-tiered moral scheme that is central to Grotius' thought and highlights its perpetuation in international legal and political thought. The second line of inquiry considers what it means, both in theoretical and practical terms, to designate a set of thinkers and ideas a 'tradition' and considers the epistemological ramifications of doing so. As such, it is concerned not only with the manner in which the term 'tradition' has been employed by proponents of the 'Grotian tradition' but seeks to highlight some of the broader implications associated with the construction of traditions for the discipline of International Relations.

Univ., Diss.--Rom, 2002.

Resumo: No desenrolar dos séculos XV ao XVII diversas descobertas e movimentos configuraram uma nova geografia. Não apenas o encontro das Américas e de novas rotas marítimas, como também as diferentes opções religiosas, modelos de governo e organizações comerciais resultaram em uma diferente configuração de mundo, que precisou ser compreendida e enfrentada pelos europeus e pelos povos com os quais eles se relacionavam. Dentre as demandas surgidas, a questão comercial e, decorrente dela, o travar de relações entre as diferentes nações tornou-se foco das atenções em fins do séc. XVI e princípio do séc. XVII, quando países como Inglaterra e Países Baixos iniciaram sua expansão comercial, ameaçando a supremacia das já estabelecidas expansões portuguesa e espanhola. A partir desse problema nstaurou-se um debate em torno dos argumentos de legitimidade do monopólio comercial ibérico, do poder e do código que regia as relações entre os países, e dos direitos de cada um deles, fosse concernente à expansão comercial, fosse nos demais relacionamentos travados entre povos, europeus ou não. A fim de contribuir com esta discussão, foram analisados e debatidos os escritos de dois juristas do princípio do éculo XVII, a saber: o neerlandês Hugo Grotius, em seu panfleto Mare Liberum, no qual defendeu a livre navegação e de um direito que regulasse as relações entre nações, desvinculado da Igreja Católica; e o português Serafim de Freitas, que na obra Do justo império asiático dos portugueses, versou em defesa dos monopólios comerciais e de expansão conquistados pelos portugueses e ratificados por éditos ontifícios, bem como, em defesa de que o poder supremo e regulador das relações entre os povos continuasse nas mãos da Igreja Católica.

Diss. Universiẗat Trier, 2008.

In this thesis I have retrieved the modern language of the law of nature between the period 1625--1672. I have reconstructed this language as a response to the seventeenth century breakdown of society in Europe. / In Chapters 1, 2 and 3, I lay out Hugo Grotius' moral and political theory grounded in three irreducible principles of self-preservation, the primacy of society and consent. These principles lead Grotius to develop a rich and pluralistic theory. / Thomas Hobbes's theory calls into question the complex Grotian social and political arrangement and in its place provides an absolutist and homogeneous conception of the state. This is treated in Chapter 4. / In Chapters 5 and 6, I lay out Samuel Pufendorf's moral and political theory. Pufendorf accepts Grotius's and Hobbes' initial premises but argues for a 'regular' or homogeneous state. / The retrieval of the law of nature proposed in this thesis is important, for it radically calls into question the conventional manner in which we understand the seventeenth century. Among other things, this work illuminates the common foundation shared by contemporary liberals, communitarians and more radical theories.