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I was pleased to welcome about 30 freshmen from Yale's Directed Studies program to the Paskus-Danziger Rare Book Room on November 4. They were accompanied by three of the Directed Studies faculty: Edwin Duval (French), Paul Freedman (History), and Justin Zaremby (Yale College and Law '10). Directed Studies provides an interdisciplinary ...

Freedom of the Seas, 1609: Grotius and the Emergence of International Law An exhibit marking the 400th anniversary of Hugo Grotius's Mare Liberum   ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Thanks to the following individuals and institutions for their assistance in preparing this exhibit: David Warrington Librarian for Special Collections Harvard Law School ...

Freedom of the Seas, 1609: Grotius and the Emergence of International Law An exhibit marking the 400th anniversary of Hugo Grotius's Mare Liberum   The Development of the Law of the Sea in the 17th Century: A Bibliography of Modern Scholarship Compiled by Edward Gordon   Akashi. Kinji. Cornelius van Bynkershoek: His Role in the ...

Freedom of the Seas, 1609: Grotius and the Emergence of International Law An exhibit marking the 400th anniversary of Hugo Grotius's Mare Liberum Part 8 For the 17th century Mare liberum and Mare clausum were the centerpieces of the debate between advocates of exclusive and inclusive uses of ocean space. In England, Mare clausum reigned ...

Freedom of the Seas, 1609: Grotius and the Emergence of International Law An exhibit marking the 400th anniversary of Hugo Grotius's Mare Liberum Part 7 In supporting his case with a massive showing of state practice, Selden was able to draw upon historical research done by the Keeper of the Records in the Tower of London, Sir John Borough, ...

Freedom of the Seas, 1609: Grotius and the Emergence of International Law An exhibit marking the 400th anniversary of Hugo Grotius's Mare Liberum Part 6 William Welwood's work eventually drew a response from a Dutch lawyer, Dirck Graswinckel, entitled Mare liberi vindiciae adversus Gulielmum Welwodum (1653), but its relative obscurity ...

Freedom of the Seas, 1609: Grotius and the Emergence of International Law An exhibit marking the 400th anniversary of Hugo Grotius's Mare Liberum Part 5 England's own claims to maritime sovereignty ran counter to both Spain and Portugal's and to Holland's. Even during the reign of Queen Elizabeth – and notwithstanding her ...

Freedom of the Seas, 1609: Grotius and the Emergence of International Law An exhibit marking the 400th anniversary of Hugo Grotius's Mare Liberum Part 4 As it happens, the publication of Mare liberum came too late to influence negotiations with Spain. It served instead to ignite a fierce debate over the freedom of the seas that continued ...

Freedom of the Seas, 1609: Grotius and the Emergence of International Law An exhibit marking the 400th anniversary of Hugo Grotius's Mare Liberum Part 3 The tension generated by Spanish and Portuguese claims to maritime dominion intensified at the start of the 17th century. An exponential growth in world trade and, especially, aggressive ...

Freedom of the Seas, 1609: Grotius and the Emergence of International Law An exhibit marking the 400th anniversary of Hugo Grotius's Mare Liberum Part 2 Early efforts to codify maritime law did little to resolve claims growing out of acrimonious political disputes over rights to trade with the Americas and the East Indies. The most extensive ...