Relectio de iure belli
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Relectio de iure belli is a foundational 16th-century scholastic treatise on just war and international law by Francisco de Vitoria.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Relectio de iure belli canonical | 4 |
| De Indis et de Iure Belli | 1 |
| De iure belli | 1 |
| Relectio de potestate civili | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2203929 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Relectio de iure belli Context triple: [Francisco de Vitoria, notableWork, Relectio de iure belli]
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A.
De iure belli ac pacis
De iure belli ac pacis is a foundational 1625 treatise on international law and the laws of war and peace that helped establish Hugo Grotius as a key figure in modern legal and political thought.
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B.
The Arts of War
The Arts of War is a pair of monumental equestrian bronze sculptures by Leo Friedlander that symbolize martial valor and sacrifice, installed at the Washington, D.C. entrance to Arlington Memorial Bridge.
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C.
De jure praedae
De jure praedae is a seminal early 17th-century legal treatise by Hugo Grotius that laid foundational principles for international law and the freedom of the seas.
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D.
Principes de la guerre
Principes de la guerre is a seminal military theory treatise by French Marshal Ferdinand Foch that analyzes the fundamental principles and conduct of modern warfare.
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E.
Enchiridion militis Christiani
Enchiridion militis Christiani is a moral and devotional handbook by Desiderius Erasmus that guides Christians in living a sincere, inwardly focused faith rather than relying on external rituals.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Relectio de iure belli Target entity description: Relectio de iure belli is a foundational 16th-century scholastic treatise on just war and international law by Francisco de Vitoria.
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A.
De iure belli ac pacis
De iure belli ac pacis is a foundational 1625 treatise on international law and the laws of war and peace that helped establish Hugo Grotius as a key figure in modern legal and political thought.
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B.
The Arts of War
The Arts of War is a pair of monumental equestrian bronze sculptures by Leo Friedlander that symbolize martial valor and sacrifice, installed at the Washington, D.C. entrance to Arlington Memorial Bridge.
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C.
De jure praedae
De jure praedae is a seminal early 17th-century legal treatise by Hugo Grotius that laid foundational principles for international law and the freedom of the seas.
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D.
Principes de la guerre
Principes de la guerre is a seminal military theory treatise by French Marshal Ferdinand Foch that analyzes the fundamental principles and conduct of modern warfare.
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E.
Enchiridion militis Christiani
Enchiridion militis Christiani is a moral and devotional handbook by Desiderius Erasmus that guides Christians in living a sincere, inwardly focused faith rather than relying on external rituals.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
scholastic treatise
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theological work ⓘ work on international law ⓘ work on just war theory ⓘ |
| addressesConcept |
just cause for war
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legitimate authority to wage war ⓘ natural rights of all nations ⓘ proportionality in war ⓘ right intention in war ⓘ rights of indigenous peoples ⓘ treatment of non‑combatants ⓘ |
| arguesFor | objective norms governing war between states ⓘ |
| associatedWith | University of Salamanca ⓘ |
| author | Francisco de Vitoria ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Spain ⓘ |
| critiques |
forced conversion by war
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unlimited conquest ⓘ |
| discipline |
legal philosophy
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moral theology ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| evaluates |
legal legitimacy of war
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moral legitimacy of war ⓘ |
| hasForm | university lecture ⓘ |
| hasGenre | scholastic disputation ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Spanish expansion in the Americas
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early modern European international relations ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of international law doctrine
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early modern just war theory ⓘ later scholastic theologians ⓘ modern theories of the law of nations ⓘ |
| intellectualMovement | School of Salamanca ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
international law
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just war ⓘ law of war ⓘ limits of legitimate warfare ⓘ natural law ⓘ relations between Christian and non‑Christian powers ⓘ sovereignty ⓘ |
| normativeFramework | Christian natural law ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Relectio de iure belli ⓘ |
| partOf | Vitoria's relectiones ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Scholasticism ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 16th century ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Relectio de Indis ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early modern period ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
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Referenced by (7)
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