Johannes Voet

Johannes Voet
Portrait of Johannes Voet
Born3 October 1647
Died11 September 1713 (aged 65)
Alma materUtrecht University
EraRenaissance philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolNatural law
Main interests
Roman-Dutch law
Statue of Johannes Voet in The Hague

Johannes Voet, also known as John Voet (3 October 1647 – 11 September 1713), was a Dutch jurist whose work remains highly influential in modern Roman-Dutch law.[1]

Voet is one of the so-called "old authorities" of Roman-Dutch law, along with Hugo Grotius, Simon van Leeuwen (nl), Joan Cos, Gerhard Noodt, Zacharias Huber, Cornelius van Bynkershoek, Hobins van der Vorm, Gerloff Scheltinga (de), Willem Schorer (nl), Franciscus Lievens Kersteman, J. Munniks, Hendrik Jan Arntzenius (fr), Arent Lybrechts, Johan Jacob van Hasselet, Gerard de Haas, Cornelis Willem Decker, Didericus Lulius, Renier van Spaan, Dionysius Godefridus van der Keessel, and Johan van der Linden.

  1. ^ "Chapter 35 of 'Notes on the History and Development of the Roman-Dutch Law'". South African Law Journal. 23: 327–344. 1906.

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