Maritime rights debate

Japanese: 海洋権論争 - かいようけんろんそう
Maritime rights debate

…On the other hand, during this period, in order to exclude Dutch fishing boats operating off the coast of England, England began to claim sovereignty over the waters adjacent to its borders. To justify England's position, John Selden (1584-1654) wrote Mare Clausum in 1635, in which he argued that the ownership of the seas was permitted based on natural law and custom, and this led to the so-called maritime rights debate. Later, England, which had grown into a leading maritime nation, changed its attitude, and the idea of ​​freedom of the seas came to be generally accepted due to factors such as advances in navigation technology and international trade. …

*Some of the terminology used in relation to the "maritime rights debate" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…一方,この時期になると,イギリスは自国の沖合で操業するオランダ漁船を閉め出すために,一転して,自国に近接する海域の領有を唱え始めた。このイギリスの立場を正当化するために,セルデンJohn Selden(1584‐1654)は35年に《閉鎖海論Mare clausum》を著して,自然法および慣行に基づき海の領有が許されることを説き,ここにいわゆる海洋権論争が展開された。 その後,第一級の海洋国家に成長したイギリスがその態度を改めたことや,航海技術の進歩や国際貿易の進展などが原因となって,海洋自由の観念が一般に認められるに至った。…

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