2005/15
Political Theory and Jurisprudence in Gentili's De Lure Belli. The Great Debate Between 'Theological' and 'Humanist' Perspectives from Vitoria to Grotius
Diego Panizza
University of Padua
1. Introduction – 2. War as ‘duel” vs. war as ‘execution of justice’ – 3. Bilateral justice of war vs. ‘invincible ignorance’ – 4. Pre-emptive self-defence vs. necessary self-defence – 5. The making of peace: restitution-punishment vs. conquest-empire – 6. Civilization vs. barbarism and the common law of mankind – 7. Conclusion
