<P> Hugo Grotius ( / ˈɡroʊʃiəs / ; 10 April 1583 -- 28 August 1645 ) , also known as Huig de Groot ( Dutch : ( ˈɦœyɣ də ɣroːt ) ) or Hugo de Groot ( Dutch : ( ˈɦyɣoː də ɣroːt ) ) , was a Dutch jurist . Along with the earlier works of Francisco de Vitoria and Alberico Gentili , Grotius laid the foundations for international law , based on natural law . A teenage intellectual prodigy , he was imprisoned for his involvement in the intra-Calvinist disputes of the Dutch Republic , but escaped hidden in a chest of books . He wrote most of his major works in exile in France . </P>
<P> Hugo Grotius ( / ˈɡroʊʃiəs / ; 10 April 1583 -- 28 August 1645 ) , also known as Huig de Groot ( Dutch : ( ˈɦœyɣ də ɣroːt ) ) or Hugo de Groot ( Dutch : ( ˈɦyɣoː də ɣroːt ) ) , was a Dutch jurist . Along with the earlier works of Francisco de Vitoria and Alberico Gentili , Grotius laid the foundations for international law , based on natural law . A teenage intellectual prodigy , he was imprisoned for his involvement in the intra-Calvinist disputes of the Dutch Republic , but escaped hidden in a chest of books . He wrote most of his major works in exile in France . </P>
who is called the father of international law
who is called the father of international law
Hugo Grotius
Hugo Grotius