Mare Liberum
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Mare Liberum is a seminal 1609 treatise by Hugo Grotius that argues for the principle of freedom of the seas in international law.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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treatise → work of international law → work of political philosophy → |
| author |
Hugo Grotius
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| centralClaim |
all nations are free to navigate the seas
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all nations are free to trade by sea → the sea cannot be appropriated by any one nation → |
| chapterOf |
De Jure Praedae
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| commissionedBy |
Dutch East India Company
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| countryOfOrigin |
Dutch Republic
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| fieldOfWork |
international maritime law
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political theory → |
| genre |
legal treatise
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political treatise → |
| hasAuthorNationality |
Dutch
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| hasImpactOn |
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
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customary international law → |
| historicalContext |
Age of Discovery
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Dutch–Portuguese conflict over Asian trade → early modern European colonial expansion → |
| influenced |
doctrine of freedom of the seas
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law of the sea conventions → modern international law → |
| influencedBy |
natural law theory
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scholastic philosophy → |
| keyConcept |
freedom of commerce
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freedom of navigation → res communis → |
| legalArgumentBasis |
common use of the seas
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natural law → |
| mainSubject |
freedom of the seas
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international law → law of the sea → maritime trade → navigation rights → |
| notableFor |
challenging Iberian maritime monopolies
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formulating the doctrine of freedom of the seas → |
| opposes |
exclusive maritime dominion by a single state
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mare clausum → |
| originalLanguage |
Latin
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| originalTitle |
Mare Liberum
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| partOf |
De Jure Praedae
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| publicationDate |
1609
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| purpose |
to challenge Portuguese and Spanish claims to maritime monopoly
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to justify Dutch access to Asian trade routes → |
| titleLanguage |
Latin
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| translatedTitle |
The Free Sea
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Referenced by (6)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Hugo Grotius
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Hugo de Groot → |
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De jure praedae
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De jure praedae
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notablePart |
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Mare Liberum
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originalTitle |
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De jure praedae
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relatedWork |