Commentary on the Law of Prize And Booty

"Commissioned in October 1604 by the United Dutch East India Company, Hugo Grotius's Commentary on the Law of Prize and Booty was intended to justify the Dutch capture in 1603 of a wealthy Portuguese merchantman, the Santa Catarina, in the Strait of Singapore. In a clever and intricate defense of international free trade, Grotius (1583-1645) introduced the notion of a man as a sovereign and free individual with a right to self-defense and, by extension, the right of a company of private merchants to establish a trade empire."--BOOK JACKET.Grotius, Hugo is the author of 'Commentary on the Law of Prize And Booty ', published 2006 under ISBN 9780865974746 and ISBN 0865974748.