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Also Known As jus naturale • iusnaturalism • lex naturalis

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Painting by Rembrandt showing Aristotle in rich dark clothing with a gold chain, resting his hand thoughtfully on a marble bust of Homer, illuminated against a dark background.
Oil portrait of Hugo de Groot, also known as Hugo Grotius, by the workshop of Michiel Janszoon van Mierevelt, showing him with a ruffled white collar and dark clothing.
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English philosopher Thomas Hobbes
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Freiherr von Pufendorf
Samuel, baron von Pufendorf
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William of Auxerre
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Anton Friedrich Justus Thibaut
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Léon Duguit
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James Lorimer
Scottish legal philosopher
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Emmerich de Vattel
Swiss jurist