The "free seas" advocated by Hugo Grotius, a Dutch jurist, in1609 never in practice extended quite to the high-tide mark. “公海”这一概念自1609年由荷兰法学家休苟•格劳提尤斯倡导以来,实际上从没有扩展到最大值。
Hugo Grotius first expounded the theory of natural rights. 霍布斯第一次从抽象的人性原则出发来阐述自然权利理论。