Introduction
There are several reasons why Grotius is commonly called the father of modÂern international law (the mother's identity is unknown).[778] Reasons given are his unprecedented systematisation of doctrine, secularisation of legal foundaÂtions, iconic formulation of the right to free trade, and the disciplinary and institutional heritage from the first chair in public international law, created in Heidelberg to expound Grotius, through international organisations that after both world wars republished Grotius' works with extensive commentaries to signal a new order, to current invocations of his authority in discussions conÂcerning the juridification of space, subatomic entities, emerging practices in maritime law, and the function of international and public law in the anthro- pocene, when human activity structured by modern states is the chief variable in environmental change.[779]
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Symbols emerge and endure for a reason.
They capture and simplify the esÂsence of a thing, making it easier to rally around. Yet the simplification reÂquired to form symbols usually involves a loss of accurate understanding. As Grotius himself embodies hopes of lasting peace built on the foundation of rational, systematic and enforceable international law, and as his De iure belli ac pacis (ibp) has been called the beginning of modern public international law, Mare liberum has come to be known as a landmark in genealogies of capiÂtalism, liberalism, imperialism, and a few -isms besides.[780] [781] In what follows, I shall put those maxims to the test.2
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