Which two of his books had a lasting impact?
De jure belli ac pacis' and 'Mare Liberum
The Rights of War and Peace' and 'The Free Sea
On the Law of Peace' and 'The Open Sea
Pacification of Ghent' and 'Edict of Nantes
Answer
Hugo Grotius's 1625 book De jure belli ac pacis' (On the Law of War and Peace) laid the foundation for international law, and his 1609 book Mare Liberum' (The Free Sea) argued for the freedom of the seas.
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