Freedom of the Seas

Author: Grotius
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Publish Date: 2005-04-01
Features: When you sail on the high seas, you might wonder, which country's ocean is this? You can "ask" Grotius about this. In the book The Freedom of the Seas, Grotius criticized Portugal's monopoly on the routes and trade of the East Indies archipelago. He believed, "The sea is inexhaustible and cannot be occupied; it should be open to all nations and all peoples, for them to use freely." To this day, Grotius's "freedom of the high seas" has been accepted as an international law principle by people around the world, playing a positive role in the exchange and economic interaction of global citizens.