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This talk focuses on the Grotius Forschung of Dutch jurists who either worked at or graduated from the University of Leiden during the Interbellum. In various capacities, they shaped Dutch foreign policy, particularly towards the League of Nations. They were also involved with Dutch NGOs closely associated with the League of Nations, such as the Vereniging voor Volkenbond en Vrede. Its leaflets and other publications quoted the work of Hugo Grotius (1583-1645) selectively to propagate disarmament and peaceful conflict resolution in Europe. It made Grotius the 'patron saint' of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) and the Permanent Court of International Justice (PCIJ) in The Hague - a position he arguably still holds today.
The event takes place in semianr oom 203 in College Bounds 50/52, High Street Old Aberdeen
Dr. Martine J. van Ittersum is a Senior Lecturer in History at the University of Dundee (UK). She has published widely on book history, Dutch history, and the history of Western imperialism and colonialism, including Profit and Principle (Brill, 2006). In The Working Papers of Hugo Grotius: Transmission, Dispersal, and Loss, 1604-1864 (in press), she examines the archival afterlives of documents used in Grotius’ day-to-day activities as a scholar, lawyer, and politician, and how these have shaped the reception of his life and work.
- Speaker
- Dr Martine van Ittersum (University of dundee)
- Hosted by
- CEMS
- Venue
- 50/52 College Bounds , seminar room 203
- Contact
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k.friedrich@abdn.ac.uk