Law · International & Human Rights Law
A topic within International & Human Rights Law, itself one of 10 topics in that field and part of Law.
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Hugo Grotius
Argues the open sea cannot be subject to any nation's sovereignty or ownership because it is inexhaustible and cannot be occupied, founding the doctrine of freedom of the high seas.
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Establishes a comprehensive legal framework for the world's oceans, dividing them into zones of territorial sea, exclusive economic zone, continental shelf and high seas, each carrying different rights and obligations.
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