An Historical Account of Maritime Domination and Freedom
Fulton is interested in two related themes: claims made to the sovereignty of the British Seas in the past and the evolution of its territorial waters in recent times. Though concerned primarily with fishing rights and the naval salute, Fulton addresses broader issues related to the freedom of commerce. The book falls into two sections. The first consists of an historic account of pretensions to the dominion of the sea, with an emphasis on the English and Dutch. The second looks at their influence on the legal treatment of territorial waters, especially in relation to the Law of Nations and fishing rights. With an extensive appendix of source readings.

"In 1911, a lecturer on fishery problems at the University of Aberdeen, Thomas Wemyss Fulton, gave us probably the best history of the law of the sea that has ever been written." --D. H. N. Johnson, 11 Int'l & Comp. L.Q. 416 (1962)

"Indispensible on the Dutch fishing controversy." --Helen Dwight Reid International Servitudes 228, (1932)

Thomas Wemyss Fulton [1855-1929] was a lecturer at the University of Aberdeen.

CONTENTS
Introduction
SECTION I. The History of the Claims to the Sovereignty of the Sea
Ch. I. Early History
Ch. II. The Fisheries
Ch. III. Under the Tudors
Ch. IV. Under the Stuarts. James I. A New Policy
Ch. V. James I., cont. Disputes with the Dutch
Ch. VI. Charles I. Fisheries and Reserved Waters
Ch. VII. Charles I., cont. The Navy
Ch. VIII. Charles I., cont. The Navy
Ch. IX. Charles I., cont. The Juridical Controversies
Ch. X. The Parliament, the Commonwealth, and the Protectorate. The First Dutch War
Ch. XI. The Parliament, the Commonwealth, and the Protectorate, cont.
Ch. XII. The Second Dutch War
Ch. XIII. Charles II., cont. The Third Dutch War
Ch. XIV. James II. and After
SECTION II. The Territorial Waters
Ch. I. The Historical Evolution of the Territorial Sea
Ch. II. General Adoption of the Three-Mile Limit
Ch. III. The Fishery Conventions
Ch. IV. The Modern Practice of States and the Opinions of Recent Publicists
Ch. V. The Inadequacy of the Three-Mile Limit for Fishery Regulations
APPENDIX
INDEX