Cover
Great Britain, International Law, and the Evolution of Maritime Strategic Thought, 1856-1914
Copyright
Acknowledgements
Contents
Introduction
1: The Sea as a Legal and Strategic Space
The Sea as a Legal Space
Blockade and the Right of Search and Capture
The Rule of 1756
Claims of Neutrality
The Sea as a Strategic Space
The Protection of Trade
Economic Warfare and International Law
Blockade
Strategic Importance of Foodstuffs
Protection of Trade as Strategic Importance
2: The Making of the Neutrality Policy
Early Concepts of Neutrality

The American Civil War: A Turning Point
British Neutrality Policy
The Foreign Enlistment Act of 1870
3: The Law of Neutrality and State Practice
The Shipbuilding Industry and the Sale of Ships
Coaling in Neutral Ports and International Waters
Trade in Contraband Goods
Coal
Foodstuffs
Arms and Ammunition
Destruction of Neutral Ships
Britain's Experience of Neutrality
4: The Codification of International Maritime Law
Governmental Action and the Brussels Declaration
Non-Governmental Action and the Process of Codification

The Institut de Droit International
The US Naval War Code
5: The Hague and London Conferences and the Rise of an International Legal Order
Preparations for the Second Hague Peace Conference
The 1907 Hague Peace Conference
The Aftermath of the Hague Peace Conference
The 1909 London Naval Conference
The Aftermath of the London Naval Conference
6: Maritime Strategic Thought and International Law
Evolution of Maritime Strategic Thought
Effects of International Law on British Maritime Strategy
Makers of Maritime Strategy

International Law and British Maritime Strategy
7: International Law and the Theory of War
The Right of Search and Capture
The United States and the Immunity of Private Property
Britain and the Immunity of Private Property
The 1899 Hague Peace Conference
Shifting Opinions
The 1907 Hague Peace Conference
Naval Strategists and the End of Naval Warfare
Conclusion: Sea Power, International Law, and Future Wars
Bibliography
1. Primary Sources
(i) Unpublished Primary Sources
(ii) Published Primary Sources
2. Secondary Sources
(i) Unpublished Theses

(Ii) Published Secondary Sources
Index