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Ideas of Hugo Grotius, by Text
[Dutch, 1583 - 1645, Born in Delft. A lawyer. Died of pneumonia caught at the court of Queen Christina.]
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1625
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On the Law of War and Peace
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p.26
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7402
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Everyone has a right of self-preservation, and harming others is usually unjustifiable [Tuck]
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p.26
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7403
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Grotius ignored elaborate natural law theories, preferring a basic right of self-preservation [Tuck]
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p.28
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7404
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Nations are not obliged to help one-another, but are obliged not to harm one another [Tuck]
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p.61
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7406
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A natural right of self-preservation is balanced by a natural law to avoid unnecessary harm [Tuck]
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p.90
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21938
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Democracy needs respect for individuality, but the 'community of friends' implies strict equality
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p.203
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19845
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A person is free to renounce their state, as long as it is not a moment of crisis [Rousseau]
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p.229
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6892
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Moral principles have some validity without a God commanding obedience [Mautner]
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p.863
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22133
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Grotius and Pufendorf based natural law on real (rather than idealised) humanity [Ford,JD]
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II.ii.x
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p.246
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It is permissible in a just cause to capture a place in neutral territory
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