The Tuscan law on neutrality was a law intended to be “perpetual” and valid for any naval war that might break out in Europe, and was quite unlike the short-term measures that, in the past, had been put forward at the outbreak of a war to serve for only as long as the hostilities lasted. It was a law that, published without first seeking the consent of the interested powers, declared in a forthright manner that the neutrality of Tuscany was established, once and for all, according to the criteria of impartiality and of the equal treatment erga omnes, by the unilateral will of the state itself. The law of 1 August 1778 represents a decisive turning point in the evolution of the international law of neutrality, and is the primary example of an organic codification of maritime neutrality.
Mario Montorzi, Legislation and trade: Reflections from the margins
MONTORZI, MARIO
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Abstract
The Tuscan law on neutrality was a law intended to be “perpetual” and valid for any naval war that might break out in Europe, and was quite unlike the short-term measures that, in the past, had been put forward at the outbreak of a war to serve for only as long as the hostilities lasted. It was a law that, published without first seeking the consent of the interested powers, declared in a forthright manner that the neutrality of Tuscany was established, once and for all, according to the criteria of impartiality and of the equal treatment erga omnes, by the unilateral will of the state itself. The law of 1 August 1778 represents a decisive turning point in the evolution of the international law of neutrality, and is the primary example of an organic codification of maritime neutrality.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
