HIST 104 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Terra Nullius, Mare Liberum, Groot
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The treaty of zaragoza, 1529: from royal councils to chartered companies, seizing the santa catarina, 1603, huig de groot (1583-1645, mare liberum, 1609. International law is mainly derived from the sea. By 1526, jerusalem is not the center of the world for cartographers. Prescription: if you have been somewhere for a while, and no one contests your possession, you can make the claim of possession. (terra nullius) It seems that you need private property, be considered fully human, meet the demands of natural law. This is for the chinese side of the world. Portuguese say they are not suing spain for possession because they already had it, and vice versa. Charles v gives the portuguese the moloccan islands for a fat price. Portuguese base is macao, spanish base is in manila. Spain, belgium and the netherlands, bit of france and spain, austria thrown. Dutch becoming wealthy on the strength of their fishing.
