Unimpeded sailing : : a critical edition of Johan Groning's Navigatio libera (extended 1698 edition) / / by Peter Maxwell-Stuart, Steve Murdoch, Leos Muller.

• Author: Gröning, Johann, 1669-1706
• TeilnehmendeR: Maxwell-Stuart, P. G.,; Murdoch, Steve,; Müller, Leos, 1962-
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2019.
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Language: English; Latin
• Series: Brill's Studies in Maritime History 6.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (161 pages).

The original Latin text of Johann Gröning’s Navigatio libera has never before been translated into any modern vernacular language. Gröning’s intention was to set out the position of neutral nations (in this case the Danes and Swedes), and their right to pursue trade during the wars of the great maritime powers (particularly the English and the Dutch). It specifically sought to engage with and refute the work of Hugo Grotius while taking cognisance of the critique of Gröning’s work by Samuel Pufendorf. The text serves as a bridge between 17th-century polemical discourse surrounding the ‘free sea’ versus ‘enclosed sea’ debate and later 18th-century legal literature on the rights of neutrals and the continuation of free trade in time of war.

Table of Contents

Front Matter -- Copyright Page -- Introduction / Leos Müller and Steve Murdoch -- Gröning’s Latin and Greek: the Translator’s Note / Peter Maxwell-Stuart -- Unimpeded Sailing: in which what the law says is suitable for non-combatants with regard to the commercial dealings of belligerents is deduced from the fixed and immovable principles of the law of nations. At the same time, the arguments of the most celebrated Hugo Grotius and others who disagree are discussed. An essay in his own defence is added -- Essay in His Own Defence -- Preface -- Chapter Headings -- Treatise on Unimpeded Sailing -- Gröning’s Citations -- Back Matter -- Bibliography -- Index.