Martin Hübner (c. 1723 – 1795) was a Danish jurist noted for his contributions to international law.
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Born in Hannover and brought up in Denmark, Hübner studied law there and was appointed professor at the University of Copenhagen in 1761. Later he was a high government official.
In his principal work, De la saisie des bâtiments neutres (1759), he was the first to formulate the rule that cargo on neutral ships is not a legitimate prize in warfare. This principle was later internationally acknowledged in the 1856 Paris Declaration Respecting Maritime Law.
References
edit- Feenstra, Robert (2001). "Hübner, Martin". In Michael Stolleis (ed.). Juristen: ein biographisches Lexikon; von der Antike bis zum 20. Jahrhundert (in German) (2nd ed.). München: Beck. p. 311. ISBN 3406-45957-9.