Editing World government (section)

===Hugo Grotius (1583–1645)===
[[File:381px-Grotius de jure 1631.jpg|thumb|150px|Title page of the 1631 second edition of ''[[De jure belli ac pacis]]'']]

The Dutch philosopher and jurist Hugo Grotius, widely regarded as a founder of international law, believed in the eventual formation of a world government to enforce it.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KVoaBwAAQBAJ&dq=dante+founder+world+government&pg=PA90 | isbn=9781443823029 | title=World Governance: Do We Need It, is It Possible, What Could It (All) Mean? | date=9 June 2010 | publisher=Cambridge Scholars }}</ref> His book, ''[[De jure belli ac pacis]]'' (''On the Law of War and Peace''), published in Paris in 1625, is still cited as a foundational work in the field.<ref>[http://www.library.usyd.edu.au/libraries/rare/modernity/grotius.html USYD.edu.au] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081220195422/http://www.library.usyd.edu.au/libraries/rare/modernity/grotius.html|date=2008-12-20}}</ref> Though he does not advocate for world government ''per se,'' Grotius argues that a "common law among nations", consisting of a framework of principles of natural law, bind all people and societies regardless of local custom.