TY - BOOK AU - Grotius,Hugo AU - Grotius,Hugo AU - Grotius,Hugo AU - Feenstra,Robert AU - Vervliet,Jeroen TI - Mare liberum, 1609-2009 SN - 9004177019 AV - KZA1348 .G76 2009 KW - Grotius, Hugo, KW - Mare liberum (Grotius, Hugo) KW - fast KW - Freedom of the seas KW - Law of the sea N1 - "Original Latin text (facsimile of the first edition, 1609) and modern English translation."; Includes bibliographical references and indexes; General introduction / Jeroen Vervliet (p. ix-xxviii): 1. The political setting and origins of Mare liberum -- 2. Legal argument in Mare liberum -- 3. Aftermath, bilateral negotiations and a battle of books around Mare liberum -- Editor's introduction / Robert Feenstra (p. xxxi-lxiv) -- Edition of the Latin text and English translation on facing pages ER -