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19 - Grotius’ Introduction to Hollandic Jurisprudence

from Part IV - Grotius as a Legal Scholar

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 September 2021

By
Wouter Druwé
Edited by
Randall Lesaffer  and
Janne E. Nijman
Randall Lesaffer
Affiliation:
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
Janne E. Nijman
Affiliation:
Universiteit van Amsterdam
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Summary

Written in captivity in 1619-1621 and first published in 1631, Grotius’ Inleidinge tot de Hollandsche Rechts-geleertheyd was the first-ever comprehensive introductory textbook on Hollandic (private) law and jurisprudence in the Dutch language. It became one of the key and even founding texts in the tradition of Roman-Dutch law. This contribution first focuses on the writing and publication process, as well as on the aim, style and structure of the work. Afterwards, the main ideas of the Inleidinge on the law of persons, property law and the law of obligations are summarized. Finally, the fate and influence of the Inleidinge after Grotius’ death are briefly highlighted.

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InleidingeGrotiusHollandRoman-Dutch lawius hodiernumnatural lawramismlaw of personsproperty lawlaw of obligations
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The Cambridge Companion to Hugo Grotius , pp. 409 - 432
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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Further Reading

Ahsmann, M., ‘Teaching the ius hodiernum: legal education of advocates in the Northern Netherlands (1575–1800)’, Legal History Review 65 (1997), 423–57.Google Scholar
Feenstra, R., ‘La systématique du droit dans l’oeuvre de Grotius’, in: La sistematica giuridica: Storia, teoria e problemi attuali (Rome, 1991), 333–43.Google Scholar
Feenstra, R. and Zimmermann, R. (eds.), Das römisch-holländische Recht. Fortschritte des Zivilrechts im 17. und 18. Jahrhundert (Berlin, 1992).Google Scholar
Fruin, R., ‘Geschiedenis der Inleidinge tot de Hollandsche Rechts-geleerdheid gedurende het leven des auteurs’, in: Fockema Andreae, S.J. (ed.), Inleidinge tot de Hollandsche Rechts-geleerdheid (Arnhem, 1895), XV.Google Scholar
Pont, D., ‘Die Inleydinge tot de Hollandsche Rechts-Geleerdheyd van Hugo de Groot’, Tydskrif vir hedendaagse Romeins-Hollandse Reg 9 (1945), 182–203.Google Scholar
Wellschmied, K., ‘Zur Inleidinge tot de Hollandsche Rechts-geleerdheid des Hugo Grotius’, Legal History Review 20 (1952), 389–440.Google Scholar

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