Pierino Belli was an Italian soldier and jurist, born in 1502 in Alba in Piedmont and died in 1575. He served as a state councillor and military legal adviser, commanding forces for the Holy Roman Empire in Piedmont before entering the service of the Duchy of Savoy. His 1563 treatise De re militari et de bello was one of the most comprehensive treatments of military law and the rules of war written up to that time, and it is counted among the founding texts of what became modern international humanitarian law.
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Why is Pierino Belli's treatise on war remembered in the history of international law?
Treccani's biographical dictionary calls it one of the first systematic works of international law.
The Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani, published by Treccani, describes Belli's De re militari et bello as one of the first systematic works of international law. The title shows that its subject is war and the rules that govern it.
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16th-century Italian soldier and jurist, an authority on the law of war who is considered an authority and one of the founders of modern international law
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P569 (date of birth): 1502
Wikidata Q506414, P569 date of birth claim (full date)
P569 (date of birth): 1502-03-20
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P570 (date of death): 1575
Wikidata Q506414, P570 date of death claim (full date)
P570 (date of death): 1575-12-31
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P19 (place of birth): Alba
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P20 (place of death): Turin
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In 1560, Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy, named him a councillor of state.
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Pierino Belli (20 March 1502, in Alba - 31 December 1575, in Turin) was a soldier and jurist. Belli served the Holy Roman Empire as the commander of Imperial forces in Piedmont.
Introduction
Pierino Belli (20 March 1502, in Alba - 31 December 1575, in Turin) was a soldier and jurist.
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