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Self-defence in international law

Hugo Grotius, the 17th-century jurist and father of public international law, stated in his 1625 magnum opus The Law of War and Peace that "Most Men assign three Just Causes of War, Defence, the Recovery of what's our own, and Punishment."


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Recht zur Selbstverteidigung German Légitime défense en droit international public French Legittima difesa (diritto internazionale) Italian 自衛権 Japanese 자위권 Korean 自衛權 Chinese

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