Law, order and plunder at sea: a comparison of England and France in the fourteenth century
Thomas K. Heebøll-Holm
Abstract This article addresses the management of maritime plunder and conflict in waters England France fourteenth century. It argues that during this century a fundamental change occurred. Around 1300, was handled by recourse to strictly civil law merchant maritime, or Marcher law. However 1350s 1360s kings France, moved contemporary political events theories sovereignty at sea, created courts Admiralty challenged previous systems’ jurisdiction. These initiatives eventually paved way for criminalisation private conflict.
Continuity and Change