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Hugo Grotiusâs On Public Partnership with Unbelievers (De societate publica cum infidelibus)
Introduction, Transcription and English Translation
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In this hitherto unpublished treatise, Hugo Grotius examines what kinds of partnerships between Christians and non-Christians are legally permissible. These include public partnerships, such as treaties and alliances, but also private associations, such as commercial contracts, marriages, and relations of servitude. Grotiusâs treatise is indispensable for understanding his ideas about legal relations between Christians and non-Christians, both in international and domestic contexts. This is the first edition of the annotated Latin text with an English translation and introduction.
Diederik Burgersdijk, Ph.D. (2010), University of Amsterdam, is a lecturer in classics and ancient history at Utrecht University. His research focuses on the rhetoric and historiography of the later Roman empire, with a special interest in the reception of antiquity in later eras. His most recent co-edited volume is Constantinople Through the Ages: The Visible City from its Foundation to Contemporary Istanbul (Brill, 2025).
Henk Nellen, Ph.D. (1980), Catholic University of Nijmegen, is a guest researcher at the Huygens Institute in Amsterdam. He co-edited the final five of the seventeen volumes in the series of Hugo Grotiusâs correspondence. In 2007, he completed a biography of Grotius (English translation published by Brill, 2014). In 2021, he published a second biographical study: Geen vredestichter is zonder tegensprekers. Hugo de Groot, geleerde, staatsman, verguisd verzoener (Athenaeum, 2021).
Marc de Wilde, Ph.D. (2008), University of Amsterdam, is a professor of jurisprudence at the University of Amsterdam with a focus on the history of legal thought. He has published several articles on Grotius, including on his letters to East-Indian rulers and his draft regulations for Jews.
Henk Nellen, Ph.D. (1980), Catholic University of Nijmegen, is a guest researcher at the Huygens Institute in Amsterdam. He co-edited the final five of the seventeen volumes in the series of Hugo Grotiusâs correspondence. In 2007, he completed a biography of Grotius (English translation published by Brill, 2014). In 2021, he published a second biographical study: Geen vredestichter is zonder tegensprekers. Hugo de Groot, geleerde, staatsman, verguisd verzoener (Athenaeum, 2021).
Marc de Wilde, Ph.D. (2008), University of Amsterdam, is a professor of jurisprudence at the University of Amsterdam with a focus on the history of legal thought. He has published several articles on Grotius, including on his letters to East-Indian rulers and his draft regulations for Jews.
Acknowledgements
Introduction and Analysis
â1âIntroduction
â2âHistory and Transmission of the Manuscript
â3âDescription of the Manuscript
â4âDating the Manuscript
â5âExplaining the Title
â6âStructure of the Text
â7âAnalysis of the Text
â8âConclusion: Grotiusâs Contribution
Synopsis
Editorial Principles
Transcription and Translation
âMain Text
âReading Notes and Source-References
Bibliography
General Index
Index Locorum
Introduction and Analysis
â1âIntroduction
â2âHistory and Transmission of the Manuscript
â3âDescription of the Manuscript
â4âDating the Manuscript
â5âExplaining the Title
â6âStructure of the Text
â7âAnalysis of the Text
â8âConclusion: Grotiusâs Contribution
Synopsis
Editorial Principles
Transcription and Translation
âMain Text
âReading Notes and Source-References
Bibliography
General Index
Index Locorum
This book will appeal to specialists and students in the fields of legal history and intellectual history, with a particular interest in Grotius, natural law, and religious tolerance.