The free sea

The free sea / Hugo Grotius ; translated by Richard Hakluyt with William Welwod's critique and Grotius' reply ; edited and with an introduction by David Armitage.

The freedom of the seas -- meaning both the oceans of the world and coastal waters -- has been among the most contentious issues in international law for the past four hundred years. The most influential argument in favour of freedom of navigation, trade, and fishing was that put forth by the Dutch...

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Main Author: Grotius, Hugo, 1583-1645
Other Authors: Hakluyt, Richard, 1552?-1616, Welwood, William, active 1578-1622, Armitage, David, 1965-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Latin
Published: Indianapolis, Ind. : Liberty Fund, ©2004.
Series:Natural law and enlightenment classics.
Subjects:
Grotius, Hugo.
Freedom of the seas.
LAW > Maritime.
Freedom of the seas
Seevölkerrecht
Online Access:Click for online access
Uniform Title:Mare liberum.
Table of Contents:
  • Hugo Grotius, The Free Sea
  • Front Matter
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Details
  • Table of Contents
  • Introduction, p. xi
  • A Note on the Texts, p. xxi
  • Acknowledgments
  • Hugo Grotius, The Free Sea, p. 1
  • The Chapters of the Disputation, p. 3
  • To the Princes and Free States of the Christian World, p. 5
  • Chapter I. By the law of nations navigation is free for any to whomsoever, p. 10
  • Chapter 2. That the Portugals have no right of dominion over those Indians to whom the Hollanders sail by title of invention, p. 13
  • Chapter 3. That the Portugals have no right of dominion over the Indians by title of the Pope's gift, p. 15 Chapter 4. That the Portugals have no right of dominion over the Indians by title of war, p. 17
  • Chapter 5. That the sea or right of sailing on it is not proper to the Portugals by title of possession, p. 20
  • Chapter 6. The sea or right of navigation is not proper to the Portugals by title of the Pope's gift, p. 38
  • Chapter 7. That the sea or right of sailing is not proper to the Portugals by title of prescription or custom, p. 39
  • Chapter 8. That trading is free by the law of nations among all or between any, p. 49 Chapter 9. That merchandise or trading with the Indians is not proper to the Portugals by title of possession, p. 51
  • Chapter 10. That trading with the Indians is not proper to the Portugals by title of the Pope's donation, p. 52
  • Chapter 11. That trading with the Indians is not proper to the Portugals by the right of prescription or custom, p. 53
  • Chapter 12. That the Portugals incline not to equity in forbidding trade, p. 54
  • Chapter 13. That the right of the Indian trade is to be retained and maintained both by peace, truce and war, p. 57 William Welwod's Critique, Of the Community and Propriety of the Seas, p. 63
  • Hugo Grotius, Defense of Chapter V of the Mare Liberum, p. 75
  • Bibliography, p. 131
  • Index, p. 137

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