1. What is the relation between political power and will according to Grotius?
Political power was vested in the will of the people. The people could choose to be controlled by an individual or multiple individuals. A people could be taken by conquest, which was possible, but it was the will of the people to allow it to continue for a period of time. It was up to the people to submit to or demand whatever kind of government they thought would listen to or grant them their needs.
2. How does Grotius define the state? The Sovereign state?
The state was a state that was influenced by the people who lived within that particular state. The leaders did not have absolute control over all the political decisions. The sovereign state was one that had
Political power was vested in the will of the people. The people could choose to be controlled by an individual or multiple individuals. A people could be taken by conquest, which was possible, but it was the will of the people to allow it to continue for a period of time. It was up to the people to submit to or demand whatever kind of government they thought would listen to or grant them their needs.
2. How does Grotius define the state? The Sovereign state?
The state was a state that was influenced by the people who lived within that particular state. The leaders did not have absolute control over all the political decisions. The sovereign state was one that had