The legal politics of neutrality in the age of privateering av Nora Naguib Leerberg

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Is it possible for neutral shipping to continue with «business as usual» and remain truly neutral in wartime? <br/> <br/>Today, the legal principle of neutrality is generally used to define the status of a sovereign state under international law that wishes to stay uninvolved in the armed conflicts of other nations. Yet, the laws of neutrality, so entwined with the contemporary idea of a peaceful coexistence, were in fact born as a supplement to the concept of war. Among other, the necessity to clearly define neutrality came from the conviction that there is a constant conflict of interest between the rights of neutrals and the rights of belligerents. Neutrality as a principle of international law mainly developed from the writings of brilliant scholars and the practice of Prize courts during the 18th century. <br/> <br/>One of the leading writers on the subject of neutrality was the Danish -diplomat and Professor Martin Hübner. Although both Hübner and his work are little known today, he is considered a founding scholar and a «champion» of the modern concept of neutrality. This book is therefore a long overdue general analysis of and introduction to his treatise on the issues born from the opposing interests of -neutral shipping and belligerent privateering -during the last part of the 18th century.