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The doctrine of modern law of the sea is commonly believed to have developed from Renaissance Europe. Often ignored though is the role of Islamic law of the sea and customary practices at that time. In this book, Hassan S. Khalilieh highlights Islamic legal doctrine regarding freedom of the seas and its implementation in practice. He proves that many of the fundamental principles of the pre-modern international law governing the legal status of the high seas and the territorial sea, though originating in the Mediterranean world, are not a necessarily European creation. Beginning with the commonality of the sea in the Qur'an and legal methods employed to insure the safety, security, and freedom of movement of Muslim and aliens by land and sea, Khalilieh then goes on to examine the concepts of the territorial sea and its security premises, as well as issues surrounding piracy and its legal implications as delineated in Islamic law.

Freedom of the seas. --- Law --- Maritime law (Islamic law) --- Islamic law --- Acts, Legislative --- Enactments, Legislative --- Laws (Statutes) --- Legislative acts --- Legislative enactments --- Jurisprudence --- Legislation --- Freedom of the seas --- Mare liberum --- Open seas (Law) --- Sea, Freedom of the --- Seas, Freedom of the --- Law of the sea --- Mare clausum --- Islamic influences. --- Law and legislation

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This is a comparative study dealing with the maritime practices which prevailed in the Byzantine and Islamic worlds around the Mediterranean from 7-10 centuries C.E. and consists of seven chapters. The first chapter describes the physical and legal significance of the ship, computation of capacity, and the importance of naming commercial vessels. Chapter Two examines issues of ownership and possession of a vessel, the employment conditions of the crew, and the passengers' status on board ship. Carriage of cargo by sea and forms of contracts, liability of the lessor, shipping fees, and breach of contract are covered in Chapter Three. Jettison, average, and contribution are treated in Chapter Four. Chapter Five treats the laws of collision and the rules governing the salvage of jetsam, are surveyed in Chapter Six. The final chapter explains the legal differences between Byzantine and Islamic mercantile law and outlines the principles of the sea loan, chreokoinonia , and qirad.

Law, Medieval --- Maritime law (Islamic law) --- Maritime law (Roman law) --- Maritime law --- Law, Maritime --- Marine law --- Merchant marine --- Merchant ships --- Navigation --- Navigation laws --- Shipping --- International law --- Commercial law --- Law of the sea --- Roman law --- Islamic law --- Medieval law --- History --- Law and legislation --- Kitāb Akriyat al-Sufun wa-al-Nizāʻ bayna Ahlihā. --- Rhodian sea-law. --- Treatise concerning the leasing of ships and claims between contracting parties --- Nomos Rodiōn nautikos --- Lex Rhodia --- Law, Medieval. --- Droit maritime --- Droit maritime (droit islamique) --- Droit maritime (droit romain) --- Droit médiéval --- Histoire --- Jusqu'à 1500 --- Grèce --- Rhodes (Grèce ; île) --- Kitab Akriyat al-Sufun wa-al-Niza bayna Ahliha.