Jurisdiction over Foreign Ships in Territorial Waters

Authors

Charles Noble Gregory, State University of Iowa College of Law

Abstract

War, says Grotius, "is undertaken for the sake of peace." So discussion is undertaken for the sake of conclusions. If the conclusions are not as definite as could be wished in the present instance, it is hoped that it is not wholly due to the indolence or incompetency of the writer, but in large part to the difficulties presented by the overlapping of municipal and international laws, and by the lack of any final tribunal which can adjust and end differences. Again Grotius, and there is no better authority, quotes approvingly certain rules of mercy as part of the law of nations, but adds, "not of all, but of the best," and so we can only try to deduce the rules "of the best." With this apology it seems right to say that under the topic named it is not proposed to go generally into the subject of the nature and extent of the rights in the sea appertaining to the adjoining coast.

Recommended Citation

Charles N. Gregory, Jurisdiction over Foreign Ships in Territorial Waters, 2 Mich. L. Rev. 333 (1904).
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