The freedom of the seas : $b or, The right which belongs to the Dutch to take part in the East Indian tradeGrotius, Hugo
Philosophy
The freedom of the seas : $b or, The right which belongs to the Dutch to take part in the East Indian trade
Grotius, Hugo
Freedom of the seas; Law of the sea
Immo in diverticulo maris, sicut in diverticulo fluminis, si locum
talem occuparim, ibique piscatus sim, maxime si animum privatim
possidendi plurium annorum continuatione testatus fuerim, alterum
eodem iure uti prohibebo; ut ex Marciano colligimus, non aliter quam
in lacu qui mei domini est. Quod verum quam diu durat occupatio,
quemadmodum in litore antea diximus. Extra diverticulum idem non
erit, ne scilicet communis usus impediatur.[86a]
Ante aedes igitur meas aut praetorium ut piscari aliquem prohibeant
usurpatum quidem est, sed nullo iure, adeo quidem ut Vlpianus
contempta ea usurpatione si quis prohibeatur iniuriarum dicat agi
posse[87a] Hoc Imperator Leo (cuius Legibus non utimur) contra iuris
rationem mutavit, voluitque πρόθυρα, hoc est, vestibula maritima
eorum esse propria, qui oram habitarent, ibique eos ius piscandi
habere;[88a] quod tamen ita procedere voluit, ut septis quibusdam
remoratoriis quas ἐποχάς Graeci vocant, locus ille occuparetur;
existimans nimirum non fore ut quis exiguam maris portionem alteri
invideret qui ipse toto mari ad piscandum admitteretur. Certe ut
quis magnam maris partem, etiam si possit, publicis utilitatibus
eripiat, non tolerandae est improbitatis, in quam merito Vir Sanctus
invehitur:[89a]
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an injunction, not merely an action for damages based on private
ownership.[85]
Indeed, if I shall have staked off such an inclosure in an inlet
of the sea, just as in a branch of a river, and have fished there,
especially if by doing so continuously for many years I shall have
given proof of my intention to establish private ownership, I shall
certainly prevent any one else from enjoying the same rights. I
gather from Marcianus that this case is identical with that of the
ownership of a lake, and it is true however long occupation lasts, as
we have said above about the shore. But outside of an inlet this will
not hold, for then the common use of the sea might be hindered.[86]
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