The Sovereignty of The Sea by Thomas Wemyss Fulton: In this book, Thomas Wemyss Fulton explores the concept of maritime sovereignty and its legal implications. From territorial waters to international waters, Fulton examines the complex legal frameworks, navigational rights, and jurisdictional issues that govern the seas, offering valuable insights into the dynamics of maritime law and its significance on a global scale. Key Aspects of the Book "The Sovereignty of The Sea": Maritime Law: Fulton delves into the legal principles and regulations that define maritime law, exploring topics such as admiralty law, naval operations, and the law of the sea. Territorial Rights and Jurisdiction: The book examines the concept of territorial waters, exclusive economic zones, and the challenges associated with defining and enforcing maritime boundaries. Ocean Governance: Fulton sheds light on the intricate governance structures and international agreements that govern the use, exploration, and protection of the world's oceans and seas. Information regarding the specific biography of Thomas Wemyss Fulton could not be found for this particular book. However, Fulton's work in "The Sovereignty of The Sea" reflects his expertise and interest in maritime law, providing readers with a comprehensive understanding of the legal intricacies surrounding maritime sovereignty and governance.

The principal aim of this book is to address the international legal questions arising from the 'right of visit on the high seas' in the twenty-first century. This right is considered the most significant exception to the fundamental principle of the freedom of the high seas (the freedom, in peacetime, to remain free of interference by ships of another flag). It is this freedom that has been challenged by a recent significant increase in interceptions to counter the threats of international terrorism and WMD proliferation, or to suppress transnational organised crime at sea, particularly the trafficking of narcotics and smuggling of migrants. The author questions whether the principle of non-interference has been so significantly curtailed as to have lost its relevance in the contemporary legal order of the oceans. The book begins with an historical and theoretical examination of the framework underlying interception. This historical survey informs the remainder of the work, which then looks at the legal framework of the right of visit, contemporary challenges to the traditional right, interference on the high seas for the maintenance of international peace and security, interferences to maintain the 'bon usage' of the oceans (navigation and fishing), piracy j'ure gentium'and current counter-piracy operations off the coast of Somalia, the problems posed by illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing, interdiction operations to counter drug and people trafficking, and recent interception operations in the Mediterranean Sea organised by FRONTEX.

The Company-State offers a political and intellectual history of the English East India Company in the century before its acquisition of territorial power. It argues the Company was no mere merchant, but a form of early modern, colonial state and sovereign that laid the foundations for the British Empire in India.