Law of the sea
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Law of the sea is a body of international law governing the rights and duties of states in maritime environments. It concerns matters such as navigational rights, sea mineral claims, and coastal water
Mare Liberum (1609) by Hugo Grotius is one of the earliest works on law of the sea.
Mare Liberum
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Mare Liberum is a book in Latin on international law written by the Dutch jurist and philosopher Hugo Grotius, first published in 1609. In The Free Sea, Grotius formulated the new principle that the s
Law of the sea
…powers. Amid growing competition over sea trade, Dutch jurist and philosopher Hugo Grotius—considered the father of international law generally—wrote Mare Liberum (The Freedom of the Seas), published in 1609, which set forth the principle that the sea was international territory and that all nations were thus…
A 1608 portrait of Grotius at age 25 by Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt