Anarchic armadas, Brussels bureaucrats, and the valiant maple leaf: sexuality, governance, and the construction of British nationhood through the Canada-Spain fish war
In March 1995, amid ongoing Balkan conflict, Britain was forced to respond to hostilities emerging from a seemingly unlikely quarter. Angered by saturation fishing of Greenland halibut (turbot) in the North West Atlantic, especially by the Spanish, Canada dispatched warships to an area just beyond t...
| Published in: | Legal Studies |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
1997
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-121x.1997.tb00414.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1748-121X.1997.tb00414.x https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0261387500006450 |
| Summary: | In March 1995, amid ongoing Balkan conflict, Britain was forced to respond to hostilities emerging from a seemingly unlikely quarter. Angered by saturation fishing of Greenland halibut (turbot) in the North West Atlantic, especially by the Spanish, Canada dispatched warships to an area just beyond their 200 mile fishing zone. Guns were fired and one Spanish vessel was arrested in international waters and impounded. Spain, antagonised by Canadian actions and accusations, and with the backing of the European Union (EU), refused to withdraw from the area. They argued that their fishing practices, in contrast to Canada's actions, were internationally lawful. Conflict escalated, and media interest intensified on both sides of the Atlantic. The British government, facing increasing domestic support for Canada, attempted to steer a middle path. In particular, it tried to use its unique position, as a member of both Commonweulth and Common Market, to negotiate a compromise. |
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