The Poseidon Project by David Bosco HARDBACK 9780190265649

The Poseidon ProjectThe Struggle to Govern the World's Oceans\nAuthor(s): David Bosco\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Oxford University Press Inc, United States\nImprint: Oxford University Press Inc\nISBN-13: 9780190265649, 978-0190265649\nSynopsis\nA vibrant exploration of past and present controversies surrounding control of the world's oceans.\n\nIn 1609, the Dutch lawyer Hugo Grotius rejected the idea that even powerful rulers could own the oceans. \""A ship sailing through the sea,\"" he wrote, \""leaves behind it no more legal right than it does a track.\"" A philosophical and legal battle ensued, but Grotius's view ultimately prevailed. To this day, \""freedom of the seas\"" remains an important legal principle and a powerful rhetorical tool. \n\nYet in recent decades, freedom of the seas has eroded in multiple ways and for a variety of reasons. During the world wars of the 20th century, combatants imposed unprecedented restrictions on maritime commerce, leaving international rules in.