The Seizure of the <i>Sta. Catarina</i> Revisited: The Portuguese Empire in Asia, VOC Politics and the Origins of the Dutch-Johor Alliance (1602 – c.1616)

Borschberg, Peter

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“…While the incident as such belongs to history (in which it was by no means unique), the chain of consequences flowing from it is still alive and relevant. When the prize of the captured vessel with its cargo was auctioned in Amsterdam in the autumn of 1604, the gross proceeds amounted to around 3.35 million Dutch guilders-an amount equivalent to almost the annual revenues of the English government at that time, and more than double the capital of the English East India Company (see further [7][8][9]). That was to the great benefit of the United Dutch East India Company (in Dutch: Vereenighde Oostindische Compagnie, VOC), under whose authority Santa Catarina was captured.…”

Section: (A) Laying the Foundations: 'Freedom Of The Seas'mentioning

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“…Yet, there may be something of crucial importance arising in our times, above and beyond the confines of that finally consolidated frame-the 'integrity' of which, according to various recent documents, 'needs to be maintained'. Four centuries ago, the incident involving Santa Catarina (actually, the wealth it carried, as later auctioned in Amsterdam) triggered major developments, including a shift in the flow of maritime trade [9]. Mare Liberum, itself a product of that 1603 event, advocated a powerful and vital ideology for many events and developments to follow.…”

Section: The Anthropocene: Awakening the Need For New Developments In The Law Of The Sea? (A) From Ideology And Legal Rules To Scientificmentioning

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The Anthropocene and the international law of the sea

Vidas

2011

Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A.

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The current law of the sea provides a framework for various specific issues, but is incapable of responding adequately to the overall challenges facing humankind, now conceivably already living in the Anthropocene. The linkages between the development of the law of the sea and the current process towards formal recognition of an Anthropocene epoch are twofold. First, there is a linkage of origin. The ideological foundations of the law of the sea facilitated the emergence of forces that were to lead to the Industrial Revolution and, eventually, to levels of development entailing ever-greater human impacts on the Earth System. Second, there are linkages in interaction. Geological information has prompted key developments in the law of the sea since the introduction of the continental shelf concept in the mid-twentieth century. With the formalization of the Anthropocene epoch, geology might again act as a trigger for new developments needed in the law of the sea. This article explores those two aspects of linkages and examines prospects for further development of the law of the sea framework, through concepts such as the responsibility for the seas as well as those related to new approaches to global sustainability such as the ‘planetary boundaries’.

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Section: (A) Laying the Foundations: 'Freedom Of The Seas'mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: The Anthropocene: Awakening the Need For New Developments In The Law Of The Sea? (A) From Ideology And Legal Rules To Scientificmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Anthropocene and the international law of the sea

Vidas

2011

Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A.

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“…Examples include Grotius, Locke, Hobbes (Malcolm 2002), Burke (Whelan 1996, Burke & Bromwich 2000, Bourke 2007; for a particularly critical reading of Burke as someone who "managed to rescue the imperial mission" by assaulting its crimes, see Dirks 2006, p. 314), Constant (Pitts 2008), Mill (Zastoupil 1994, Moir et al 1999, and Tocqueville (2001), Richter 1963, Welch 2003, Pitts 2005. Recent work has explored, for instance, Grotius's sustained theoretical and legal efforts on behalf of the Dutch East India Company (Tuck 1999, Borschberg 2002, Van Ittersum 2006. This research has overturned the portrait of Grotius as the theorist par excellence of a modern international legal community of equal and independent sovereign states, illustrating instead his theorization of forms of divided or subordinate sovereignty for states outside Europe (Keene 2002).…”

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Political Theory of Empire and Imperialism

Pitts

2010

Annu. Rev. Polit. Sci.

113

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The past decade has seen a spate of new work on empire in political theory and the history of political thought. Much of this work has focused on the place of empire in the thought of many canonical thinkers and in the formation of modern liberalism and related arenas, such as postcolonial settler societies and the discipline of international law. Political theory's turn to empire has been belated in comparison to other fields, such as history, literature, and anthropology, which had been grappling with the histories and legacies of modern European empires since the 1970s. Despite intense attention to the question of American imperialism during the Bush administration, political theory arguably continues to fail to deal adequately with the imperial features of the current global order, including the substantial responsibility on the part of the great powers for conditions such as extreme poverty, ecological crisis, civil conflict, and tyranny around the world.

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“…On the other hand, several other stakeholders were very upset with that action, which they considered an act of pure piracy, harming the reputation of the company and, obviously, the Portuguese kingdom demanded the return of the cargo. The scandal reached the courts, and the Dutch defence was delivered to a brilliant lawyer -Hugo Grotius (Borschberg, 2002).…”

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The Blue Growth Challenge to Maritime Governance

Guerreiro

2021

Front. Mar. Sci.

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In 2006 the European Union (EU) began a dramatic change in its conception and approach to maritime policy. By developing what was called Integrated Maritime Policy, there was an attempt to coordinate different sectorial policies and thus adding value, through synergies and economies of scale. At the same time, and as a result of scientific and technological advances, five strategic sectors with great growth potential were identified: aquaculture, renewable energies, blue biotechnology, deep sea mining, and nautical tourism. These were the pillars for the Blue Growth Strategy, leading to more jobs and global economic growth. This trend quickly spread to other continents, universalising the concept of blue growth. However, the growing competition for maritime space, due to new uses, led to the realisation that along with the need to ensure confidence and stability for investors, it would be imperative to develop new planning and management instruments for these spaces. During this process, governments quickly realised that this evolution, which had the potential for far reaching economic and social impacts, required a new institutional framework adapted to this new reality, which would end up having an impact on the governments structure itself. We have witnessed, particularly during the last decade, a profound conceptual change in the governance of maritime space. The design of new political, legal, institutional, and governmental frameworks, which are introducing a new model of maritime and marine governance at a global scale, are probably the most critical one since World War II. This article develops this analysis, based on several examples, both in the EU as well as in other countries outside the bloc, particularly those surrounding the Atlantic, in order to demonstrate that the drive towards a blue economy triggered a profound and deep change in marine policies and governance.

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The Seizure of the Sta. Catarina Revisited: The Portuguese Empire in Asia, VOC Politics and the Origins of the Dutch-Johor Alliance (1602 – c.1616)

Cited by 83 publications

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The Anthropocene and the international law of the sea

The Anthropocene and the international law of the sea

Political Theory of Empire and Imperialism

The Blue Growth Challenge to Maritime Governance

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