Folkrättens natur – Om folkrätten och dess subjekt hos Grotius och Hobbes ur ett kelsenianskt perspektiv
This thesis investigates international law and its subjects according to two important 17th century thinkers, the legal theorist Hugo Grotius and the philosopher Thomas Hobbes. What is the character of international law according to Grotius and Hobbes? What are the subjects of international law, and how do they relate to it? To answer these questions, Grotius On the Law of War and Peace and Hobbes