HIST 836 - Piracy and the Rise of International Law

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Trinity College

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The pirates and buccaneers of the early modern period helped to shape the political, economic, and social structure of the Atlantic World. They also played a role in the formation of international law. On the oceans of the world, the emergence of Spain as a political and economic superpower in the early-16th century bred waves of French, English, and Dutch interlopers, contraband slave traders, seaborne raiders, freebooters, and privateers eager to thwart her attempt at hegemony and expropriate her wealth. Their success gave rise to a multinational and cross-cultural underworld of violence and crime on the high seas that flourished nearly unchecked from the early-17th century until the opening decades of the 18th century. This course will examine how the suppression of piracy required cooperation among maritime states, the extension of the rule of law to the high seas, and an effective enforcement mechanism. 1.00 units, Seminar

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1.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.Trincoll.edu

Phone Number:

(860) 297-2000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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Semester

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