FREEDOM OF THE SEAS IN HISTORY, LAW, AND POLITICS.Potter, Pitman B.Item #: 5061 Pages: xvi,299p. Published: Getzville; William S. Hein & Co., Inc.; 2002. Subjects: ADMIRALTY, INTERNATIONAL LAW, POLITICAL SCIENCE This volume contains, in the words of the author, "a historyof the discussion of the problem of the freedom of the seasin ethics and law prior to 1914, a statement of the freedomof the seas as defined by international law in 1914, and astudy of the various factual and political considerationswhich should govern the question today (1924) and for thefuture."...In the last third of the book the authordiscusses in an interesting way the present politicalproblems of the freedom of the seas, which are concernedmainly with the conflict between belligerent and neutralrights....On the whole he has given us an interesting andscholarly presentation of an important subject...John H.Latane. Am. J. Int'l L. 19:231-232. Please contact us to request purchasing information. |