volkenrecht
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Dutch
Etymology
Compound of volk + -en- + recht.
Pronunciation
Noun
volkenrecht n (uncountable)
- (law) international law, international public law
- Hugo de Groot was een Nederlands rechtsgeleerde en schrijver. Zijn beroemdste werk is "De iure belli ac pacis" (Over het recht van oorlog en vrede) uit 1625. Dit werk vormt de basis voor het moderne volkenrecht. — Hugo Grotius was a Dutch jurisconsult and writer. His most famous work is "De iure belli ac pacis" (On the law of war and peace) of 1625. This work forms the basis for modern international law.