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Forum-shopping pirates? Litigation strategies to address maritime plunder in late-medieval Flanders
Fieremans, N. (2023). Forum-shopping pirates? Litigation strategies to address maritime plunder in late-medieval Flanders. Int .J. Marit. Hist. 35(1): 3-23. https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/08438714221138700
In: International Journal of Maritime History. Maritime Studies Research Unit: St. John's. ISSN 0843-8714; e-ISSN 2052-7756, more
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Author keywords
    Maritime plunder; medieval Bruges; litigation; piracy
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Abstract
    Late-medieval Flanders was a patchwork of jurisdictions. Especially in terms of maritime plunder, different prosecutors and different courts could claim competency. However, where these plunderers appeared or where the plundered claimed their damages mattered significantly. This article investigates how these landlocked courts tried to claim competency over the events happening at sea. What were the consequences of the litigation strategies relating to maritime plunder, and how did plunderers and the plundered deal with these? Especially in medieval Bruges, there was a pragmatic approach towards favouring some of the important merchant communities while using princely institutions to chastise other (deemed harmful) plunderers.
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