LOBO-FERNANDES, Luís. Grotius and the interest rule: Complex liberalism and the reconstruction of international relations theory. []. , 36, pp.61-72. ISSN 1645-9199.

The contribution of Hugo Grotius to international relations theory is especially relevant given the growth of contemporary global interdependence. Grotius has paved the way to a more elaborate vision of international politics. In particular, he points to the existence of an open international society - a more dense concept than the mere interstate system - in which a variety of interests and actors coexist. He is the precursor of a complex liberal formulation - where interests are tantamount - that brings up distributive outcomes as a result of reciprocal costs.

: Hugo Grotius; interest rule; complex liberalism; methodological pluralism.

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