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Burlamaqui, Jean-Jacques

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Jean-Jacques Burlamaqui (1694–1748) was one of the leading figures in Swiss natural law of the early modern era. His work built on the foundation laid by Hugo Grotius (1583–1645), Samuel Pufendorf (1632–1694), and their prominent translator and commentator Jean Barbeyrac (1674–1744). Natural law theories laid foundation to modern international law as well as helped conceptualize individuals’ inalienable rights, where our current understanding of human rights has grown from.

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Jean-Jacques Burlamaqui was born on the 13 July 1694 in Geneva, Switzerland, and died on the 3 April 1748 in the same city. His parents were Jean-Louis Burlamaqui, châtelain of the Peney region and member of the Council of two hundred, and Suzanne Favre de la Croix. His spouse was Renée de Chapeaurouge, daughter of Jacob de Chapeaurouge (Dufour 2003).

After brilliantly completing studies of philosophy and jurisprudence at the Geneva Academy, he graduated as a lawyer in 1716....

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  1. University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

    Meri Päivärinne

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    Gianfrancesco Zanetti

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Päivärinne, M. (2019). Burlamaqui, Jean-Jacques. In: Sellers, M., Kirste, S. (eds) Encyclopedia of the Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6730-0_752-1

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