Abstract
The present work resumes the theoretical contributions of one of the founding fathers of Public International Law, Hugo Grócio. The objective of the work is demonstrate that the reflections of the Dutch jurist helped in the understanding of justice as a legitimizing foundation of the law, as a common ethical sense of humanity and as an obligation of responsibility and solidarity across borders. Through the hypothetical-deductive research method and the bibliographic research technique, is concluded that the resumption of the internationalist’s work reinforces the ideal of international justice, especially as human rights are slowly becoming a new ethos common humanity.
Keywords:
Hugo Grócio; Jus Gentium; Public International Law