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The Sovereignty of the Sea / An Historical Account of the Claims of England to the Dominion of the British Seas, and of the Evolution of the Territorial Waters — Thomas Wemyss Fulton

The Sovereignty of the Sea / An Historical Account of the Claims of England to the Dominion of the British Seas, and of the Evolution of the Territorial Waters

Thomas Wemyss Fulton

  • History
  • Book language: English
  • 958 pages

A historical study of England's claims to dominion over the British Seas and the evolution of territorial waters, with attention to fishing rights and the naval salute. It traces legal and political debates over sea sovereignty, offering context for the development of maritime law.

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Contents

  1. The Sovereignty of the Sea
  2. The Sovereignty of the Sea An Historical Account of the Claims of England to the Dominion of the British Seas, and of th
  3. PREFACE.
  4. CONTENTS.
  5. APPENDIX.
  6. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
  7. THE SOVEREIGNTY OF THE SEA. INTRODUCTION.
  8. SECTION I. THE HISTORY OF THE CLAIMS TO THE SOVEREIGNTY OF THE SEA
  9. CHAPTER I. EARLY HISTORY.
  10. CHAPTER II. THE FISHERIES.
  11. CHAPTER III. UNDER THE TUDORS.
  12. CHAPTER IV. UNDER THE STUARTS. JAMES I. A NEW POLICY.
  13. CHAPTER V. JAMES I.—continued. DISPUTES WITH THE DUTCH.
  14. CHAPTER VI. CHARLES I. FISHERIES AND RESERVED WATERS.
  15. CHAPTER VII. CHARLES I.—continued. THE NAVY.
  16. CHAPTER VIII. CHARLES I. NAVY—continued.
  17. CHAPTER IX. THE JURIDICAL CONTROVERSIES.
  18. CHAPTER X. THE PARLIAMENT, THE COMMONWEALTH, AND THE PROTECTORATE. THE FIRST DUTCH WAR.
  19. CHAPTER XI. THE PARLIAMENT, THE COMMONWEALTH, AND THE PROTECTORATE—continued. THE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.
  20. CHAPTER XII. CHARLES II. THE SECOND DUTCH WAR.
  21. CHAPTER XIII. CHARLES II.—continued. THE THIRD DUTCH WAR.
  22. CHAPTER XIV. JAMES II. AND AFTER.
  23. SECTION II. THE TERRITORIAL WATERS
  24. CHAPTER I. THE HISTORICAL EVOLUTION OF THE TERRITORIAL SEA.
  25. CHAPTER II. GENERAL ADOPTION OF THE THREE-MILE LIMIT.
  26. CHAPTER III. THE FISHERY CONVENTIONS.
  27. CHAPTER IV. THE MODERN PRACTICE OF STATES AND THE OPINIONS OF RECENT PUBLICISTS.
  28. CHAPTER V. THE INADEQUACY OF THE THREE-MILE LIMIT FOR FISHERY REGULATIONS.
  29. APPENDIX A. (P. 45.) THE LIBEL REGARDING REYNER GRIMBALD. De Superioritate Maris Angliæ et Jure officii Admirallatus in
  30. APPENDIX B. (P. 49.)

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