<P> It is thought that Hugo Grotius was not the first to formulate the international society doctrine , but he was one of the first to define expressly the idea of one society of states , governed not by force or warfare but by actual laws and mutual agreement to enforce those laws . As Hedley Bull declared in 1990 : `` The idea of international society which Grotius propounded was given concrete expression in the Peace of Westphalia , and Grotius may be considered the intellectual father of this first general peace settlement of modern times . '' </P>
<P> It is thought that Hugo Grotius was not the first to formulate the international society doctrine , but he was one of the first to define expressly the idea of one society of states , governed not by force or warfare but by actual laws and mutual agreement to enforce those laws . As Hedley Bull declared in 1990 : `` The idea of international society which Grotius propounded was given concrete expression in the Peace of Westphalia , and Grotius may be considered the intellectual father of this first general peace settlement of modern times . '' </P>
who is known as father of international law
who is known as father of international law
Hugo Grotius
Hugo Grotius