The Sovereignty of the Sea

An Historical Account of Maritime Domination and Freedom Fulton is interested in two related themes: claims made to the sovereignty of the British Seas in the past and the evolution of its territorial waters in recent times. Though concerned primarily with fishing rights and the naval salute, Fulton addresses broader issues related to the freedom of commerce. The book falls into two sections. The first consists of an historic account of pretensions to the dominion of the sea, with an emphasis on the English and Dutch. The second looks at their influence on the legal treatment of territorial waters, especially in relation to the Law of Nations and fishing rights. With an extensive appendix of source readings.'In 1911, a lecturer on fishery problems at the University of Aberdeen, Thomas Wemyss Fulton, gave us probably the best history of the law of the sea that has ever been written.' --D. H. N. Johnson, 11 Int’l & Comp. L.Q. 416 (1962)'Indispensible on the Dutch fishing controversy.' --Helen Dwight Reid International Servitudes 228, (1932)Thomas Wemyss Fulton [1855-1929] was a lecturer at the University of Aberdeen.CONTENTSIntroductionSECTION I. The History of the Claims to the Sovereignty of the SeaCh. I. Early HistoryCh. II. The FisheriesCh. III. Under the TudorsCh. IV. Under the Stuarts. James I. A New PolicyCh. V. James I., cont. Disputes with the DutchCh. VI. Charles I. Fisheries and Reserved WatersCh. VII. Charles I., cont. The NavyCh. VIII. Charles I., cont. The NavyCh. IX. Charles I., cont. The Juridical ControversiesCh. X. The Parliament, the Commonwealth, and the Protectorate. The First Dutch WarCh. XI. The Parliament, the Commonwealth, and the Protectorate, cont.Ch. XII. The Second Dutch WarCh. XIII. Charles II., cont. The Third Dutch WarCh. XIV. James II. and AfterSECTION II. The Territorial WatersCh. I. The Historical Evolution of the Territorial SeaCh. II. General Adoption of the Three-Mile LimitCh. III. The Fishery ConventionsCh. IV. The Modern Practice of States and the Opinions of Recent PublicistsCh. V. The Inadequacy of the Three-Mile Limit for Fishery RegulationsAPPENDIXINDEX