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Cover -- Great Britain, International Law, And The Evolution Of Maritime Strategic Thought, 1856-1914 -- Copyright -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1: The Sea As A Legal And Strategic Space -- The Sea As A Legal Space -- Blockade And The Right Of Search And Capture -- The Rule Of 1756 -- Claims Of Neutrality -- The Sea As A Strategic Space -- The Protection Of Trade -- Economic Warfare And International Law -- Blockade -- Strategic Importance Of Foodstuffs -- Protection Of Trade As Strategic Importance -- 2: The Making Of The Neutrality Policy -- Early Concepts Of Neutrality The American Civil War: A Turning Point -- British Neutrality Policy -- The Foreign Enlistment Act Of 1870 -- 3: The Law Of Neutrality And State Practice -- The Shipbuilding Industry And The Sale Of Ships -- Coaling In Neutral Ports And International Waters -- Trade In Contraband Goods -- Coal -- Foodstuffs -- Arms And Ammunition -- Destruction Of Neutral Ships -- Britain's Experience Of Neutrality -- 4: The Codification Of International Maritime Law -- Governmental Action And The Brussels Declaration -- Non-governmental Action And The Process Of Codification The Institut De Droit International -- The Us Naval War Code -- 5: The Hague And London Conferences And The Rise Of An International Legal Order -- Preparations For The Second Hague Peace Conference -- The 1907 Hague Peace Conference -- The Aftermath Of The Hague Peace Conference -- The 1909 London Naval Conference -- The Aftermath Of The London Naval Conference -- 6: Maritime Strategic Thought And International Law -- Evolution Of Maritime Strategic Thought -- Effects Of International Law On British Maritime Strategy -- Makers Of Maritime Strategy International Law And British Maritime Strategy -- 7: International Law And The Theory Of War -- The Right Of Search And Capture -- The United States And The Immunity Of Private Property -- Britain And The Immunity Of Private Property -- The 1899 Hague Peace Conference -- Shifti