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Mare Liberum

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Originally published 1609
Authors Hugo Grotius
GenresLaw
Publishers Lodewijk Elzevir
Translator Richard Hakluyt
Original titleMare Liberum, sive de jure quod Batavis competit ad Indicana commercia dissertatio
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About Mare Liberum


Mare Liberum is a book in Latin on international law written by the Dutch jurist and philosopher Hugo Grotius, first published in 1609. In The Free Sea, Grotius formulated the new principle that the sea was international territory and all nations were free to use it for seafaring trade.

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