In a dispute over the laws of this subject with William Welwod, one thinker claimed that Aquinas shared his view that necessity “makes common again things formerly owned.” Laws about this subject pioneered a kind of clause intended to let contracts cover third parties called a Himalaya clause, as well as Lloyd’s Open Form contracts. John Selden published a critical response titled for the “clausum” (“CLOW-zum”) type of this subject to a Hugo (*) Grotius work titled for its “liberum” (“lee-BARE-um”) type. Many sovereign citizens believe that common law has been superseded by a type of law named for this subject. A convention on the law of this subject replaced the cannon shot rule of three miles with the idea of an exclusive economic zone. For 10 points, name this realm governed by maritime law. ■END■
ANSWER: the sea [or ocean; accept bodies of water; accept maritime law or maritime shipping until read; accept law of the sea or admiralty law; prompt on praedae commentarius or prizes or booty by asking “what greater body of law is that part of in this context?”; prompt on ships or boats or the navy; prompt on shipping or international trade]
<Benjamin McAvoy-Bickford, Social Science>
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