248. Former Claims to Control over the Sea [315]

249. Practical Expression of claims to Maritime Sovereignty [317]

250. Grotius's Attack on Maritime Sovereignty [318]

251. Gradual recognition of the Freedom of the Open Sea [319]

II. Conception of the Open Sea

252. Discrimination between Open Sea and Territorial Waters [321]

253. Clear Instances of Parts of the Open Sea [322]

III. The Freedom of the Open Sea

254. Meaning of the Term "Freedom of the Open Sea" [323]

255. Legal Provisions for the Open Sea [324]