Corpus Hispanorum de Pace

The Corpus Hispanorum de Pace (abbreviated CHP) is a large collection of books published between 1963 and 1987. It collects the writings of Spanish thinkers from the School of Salamanca, especially those who reflected on peace, war, and international law.

 Origins and purpose   
The project was started by Luciano Pereña, a Spanish scholar. It was managed by the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) in Madrid.  

The work was also connected to the Instituto de Derecho Internacional Francisco de Vitoria, because many authors in the corpus wrote about peace and law.

 Content and Structure   
The Corpus is made mostly of critical editions: each work is given in two languages, Latin and Spanish, and includes detailed scholarly studies.

Later, indexes and general reference volumes were added to the series.  

Luciano Pereña also compiled a legado (legacy) of documents, called the Legado Francisco de Vitoria, from many European libraries. These documents were used to support the research for the Corpus.  

 Importance   
The Corpus Hispanorum de Pace is very important for the study of the School of Salamanca, especially for ideas about peace, justice, war, and international law.  

It helps modern readers access classic texts that influenced later political and legal thought, especially about how countries should behave in war and peace.

 Notable works in the corpus   
Some important works in the collection include:

 Relectio de jure belli, o, Paz Dinámica by Francisco de Vitoria.  
 De Indiarum Iure. Liber III. De Retentione Indiarum by Juan de Solórzano Pereira.

 See also   
 Luciano Pereña  
 School of Salamanca  
 Francisco de Vitoria  
 Francisco Suárez

 References   

Category:History of ideas