Article: On Grotius's Mare Liberum and Vitoria's De Indis, Following Agamben and Schmitt
On the freedom of the seas as a politico-theological concept: Johannes Thumfart (Free University of Berlin), "On Grotius's Mare Liberum and Vitoria's De Indis, Following Agamben and Schmitt" ("Grotiana", 30 [1], 2009: pp. 65-87).
Quote: "Grotius called the right to travel and trade freely a ius sanctissimum, a 'sacrosanct law'. He also perceived the Freedom of the Seas as being a direct result of the will of God. ... In Grotius's work, Vitoria's concept of a universal right to Christian mission supervised by the pope was transformed into a theologically supported right to free trade. ... One can speak therefore, following Giorgio Agamben, of an 'economic theology' in regard to Grotius, a term that is, in turn, derived from Carl Schmitt's notion of 'political theology'.
This article is part of a special issue of the journal, " Mare Liberum (1609-2009)".
On the freedom of the seas as a politico-theological concept: Johannes Thumfart (Free University of Berlin), "On Grotius's Mare Liberum and Vitoria's De Indis, Following Agamben and Schmitt" ("Grotiana", 30 [1], 2009: pp. 65-87).
Quote: "Grotius called the right to travel and trade freely a ius sanctissimum, a 'sacrosanct law'. He also perceived the Freedom of the Seas as being a direct result of the will of God. ... In Grotius's work, Vitoria's concept of a universal right to Christian mission supervised by the pope was transformed into a theologically supported right to free trade. ... One can speak therefore, following Giorgio Agamben, of an 'economic theology' in regard to Grotius, a term that is, in turn, derived from Carl Schmitt's notion of 'political theology'.
This article is part of a special issue of the journal, " Mare Liberum (1609-2009)".
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