Introduction : legitimizing the illegitimate -- Vitoria : his life and influences -- Vitoria and law -- Vitoria : on the American Indians (de indis prior) -- Vitoria on just war and international law -- The Vitorian concept of law and just war in Hugo Grotius -- John Locke and the enlightened evolution of Vitorian thought -- Conclusion.
Summary:
"This book is a reconstruction of the philosophical and legal theories of Fray Francisco de Vitoria, one of the primary founders of international law, and how these served to introduce the theory of an international community in which all nations take part, regardless of religious beliefs"-- Provided by publisher.
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