Francisco de Vitoria

Francisco de Vitoria
Statue of Francisco de Vitoria at San Esteban, Salamanca
Bornc. 1483
Died12 August 1546
Salamanca, Crown of Castile
EraRenaissance philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolThomism
School of Salamanca
Main interests
Natural law
Notable ideas
International law
Freedom of the seas
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Francisco de Vitoria OP (c. 1483 – 12 August 1546; also known as Francisco de Victoria) was a Spanish Roman Catholic philosopher, theologian, and jurist of Renaissance Spain. He is the founder of the tradition in philosophy known as the School of Salamanca, noted especially for his concept of just war and international law. He has in the past been described by scholars as the "father of international law",[2] along with Alberico Gentili and Hugo Grotius, though some contemporary academics have suggested that such a description is anachronistic, since the concept of postmodern international law did not truly develop until much later.[3][4][5] American jurist Arthur Nussbaum noted Vitoria's influence on international law as it pertained to the right to trade overseas. Later this was interpreted as "freedom of commerce".[6]

  1. ^ Gottfried, Paul (1990). Carl Schmitt. Claridge Press. p. 27. ISBN 978-1-870626-46-0.
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  3. ^ Woods, Thomas E. (Jr.) (2005). How The Catholic Church Built Western Civilization. Washington, DC: Regnery Publishing. ISBN 0-89526-038-7.
  4. ^ Pagden, Anthony (1991). Vitoria: Political Writings (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought). UK: Cambridge University Press. p. xvi. ISBN 0-521-36714-X.
  5. ^ Scarfi, Juan Pablo (2022). "Francisco de Vitoria and the (geo)politics of canonization in Spain/America". Leiden Journal of International Law. 35 (3): 479–495. doi:10.1017/S0922156522000012. ISSN 0922-1565. S2CID 249109569.
  6. ^ Arthur Nussbaum (1947). A concise history of the law of nations. New York: Macmillan Co. p. 82.

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