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The Twelve Years Truce (1609)
peace, truce, war and law in the Low Countries at the turn of the 17th century
The Twelve Years Truce of 9 April 1609 made a temporary end to the hostilities between Spain and the Northern Netherlands that had lasted for over four decades. The Truce signified a crucial step in the recognition of the Republic of the Northern Netherlands as a sovereign power. As the direct source of inspiration for the 1648 Peace of Munster the Truce is a crucial text in the formation of the early modern law of nations. As few other texts, it reflects the radical changes to the laws of war and...
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Engels | 297 pagina's | Brill Nijhoff, Leiden | 2014
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