Prize and Prejudice: Privateering and Naval Prize in Atlantic Canada in the War of 1812
Faye Margaret Kert
Abstract
This journal examines privateering and naval prizes in Atlantic Canada in the maritime War of 1812 - considered the final major international manifestation of the practice. It seeks to contextualise the role of privateering in the nineteenth century; determine the causes of, and reactions to, the War of 1812; determine the legal evolution of prize law in North America; discuss the privateers of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, and the methods they utilised to manipulate the rules of prize making during the war; and consider the economic impact of the war of maritime communities. Ultimately, the ... More
This journal examines privateering and naval prizes in Atlantic Canada in the maritime War of 1812 - considered the final major international manifestation of the practice. It seeks to contextualise the role of privateering in the nineteenth century; determine the causes of, and reactions to, the War of 1812; determine the legal evolution of prize law in North America; discuss the privateers of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, and the methods they utilised to manipulate the rules of prize making during the war; and consider the economic impact of the war of maritime communities. Ultimately, the purpose of the journal is to examine privateering as an occupation in order to redeem its historically negative reputation. The volume is presented as six chapters, plus a conclusion appraising privateering, and seven appendices containing court details, prize listings, and relevant letters of agency.
Keywords:
Prize Law,
Maritime Canada,
Maritime Law,
Prize Courts,
Naval Prizemaking,
Maritime Nova Scotia,
Vice-Admiralty Courts,
Maritime Warfare,
British Royal Navy
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 1997 |
Print ISBN-13: 9780968128817 |
| Published to Liverpool Scholarship Online: January 2019 |
DOI:10.5949/liverpool/9780968128817.001.0001 |
