Great Britain, International law, and the evolution of maritime strategic thought, 1856-1914

Great Britain, International law, and the evolution of maritime strategic thought, 1856-1914 / Gabriela A. Frei.

Gabriela A. Frei examines how sea powers used international law as an instrument in foreign policy in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, illuminating key developments of international maritime law surrounding state practice, custom, and codification, and outlining the complex relationship...

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Main Author: Frei, Gabriela A. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Oxford historical monographs.
Subjects:
Maritime law > Great Britain.
International law.
International law
Maritime law
Great Britain
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Great Britain, International Law, and the Evolution of Maritime Strategic Thought, 1856-1914
  • Copyright
  • Acknowledgements
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • 1: The Sea as a Legal and Strategic Space
  • The Sea as a Legal Space
  • Blockade and the Right of Search and Capture
  • The Rule of 1756
  • Claims of Neutrality
  • The Sea as a Strategic Space
  • The Protection of Trade
  • Economic Warfare and International Law
  • Blockade
  • Strategic Importance of Foodstuffs
  • Protection of Trade as Strategic Importance
  • 2: The Making of the Neutrality Policy
  • Early Concepts of Neutrality
  • The American Civil War: A Turning Point
  • British Neutrality Policy
  • The Foreign Enlistment Act of 1870
  • 3: The Law of Neutrality and State Practice
  • The Shipbuilding Industry and the Sale of Ships
  • Coaling in Neutral Ports and International Waters
  • Trade in Contraband Goods
  • Coal
  • Foodstuffs
  • Arms and Ammunition
  • Destruction of Neutral Ships
  • Britain's Experience of Neutrality
  • 4: The Codification of International Maritime Law
  • Governmental Action and the Brussels Declaration
  • Non-Governmental Action and the Process of Codification
  • The Institut de Droit International
  • The US Naval War Code
  • 5: The Hague and London Conferences and the Rise of an International Legal Order
  • Preparations for the Second Hague Peace Conference
  • The 1907 Hague Peace Conference
  • The Aftermath of the Hague Peace Conference
  • The 1909 London Naval Conference
  • The Aftermath of the London Naval Conference
  • 6: Maritime Strategic Thought and International Law
  • Evolution of Maritime Strategic Thought
  • Effects of International Law on British Maritime Strategy
  • Makers of Maritime Strategy
  • International Law and British Maritime Strategy
  • 7: International Law and the Theory of War
  • The Right of Search and Capture
  • The United States and the Immunity of Private Property
  • Britain and the Immunity of Private Property
  • The 1899 Hague Peace Conference
  • Shifting Opinions
  • The 1907 Hague Peace Conference
  • Naval Strategists and the End of Naval Warfare
  • Conclusion: Sea Power, International Law, and Future Wars
  • Bibliography
  • 1. Primary Sources
  • (i) Unpublished Primary Sources
  • (ii) Published Primary Sources
  • 2. Secondary Sources
  • (i) Unpublished Theses
  • (Ii) Published Secondary Sources
  • Index

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