Home›Articles›A captured ship and the freedom of the seasArticleA captured ship and the freedom of the seasArticlesConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)ConnectionsArticle OnHugo Grotius, Jurists Well-attested SourcesHugo Grotius (Wikipedia)Jurist careerQuote, Jurist careerIn it, Grotius argued that the sea could not be appropriated as territory and that it should remain open to navigation and trade.View the SourceLawAtlas Long-Form Articles, First EditionComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.