In on the american indians how does vitoria present reasons


1. In On the American Indians how does Vitoria present reasons by which the barbarians could come under Spanish control.

2. Gentili, in On the Law of War, argues that war may be waged justly by both sides. Explain.

3. In Prolegomena, Grotius asserts that "there is a common law among nations, which applies both to war and in war." What does he mean? (De lures belli cc pads, 386.middle).

4. Hobbes (33) in Leviathan, "Review and Conclusion" writes of a state of nature ... in which there is no right or wrong." Is there an obligation for the ordinary soldier implied in this? If so, what is it?

5. What is Locke's (36) view of conquest? In your opinion, would you say it would be different from that of Hobbes?

6. Again, (comparison), how does Montesquieu's (38) of conquest differ from that of Hobbes (if it does at all)?

7. Rousseau (39), in The State of War, discusses the idea of a "nation's social contract.' (486, Para. 3, intro.). How does he develop the idea that war may be seen as an attack on the social contract?

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