Gunboat Diplomacy

Gunboat diplomacy in Law Enforcement

Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of gunboat diplomacy.

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See Also

• Law Enforcement Officer
• Police Work
• Law Enforcement Agency

Further Reading

• gunboat diplomacy in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Oxford University Press)
• gunboat diplomacy in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
• A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis

English Legal System: Gunboat Diplomacy

In the context of the English law, A Dictionary of Law provides the following legal concept of Gunboat Diplomacy : The settling of disputes with weaker states by the threat of *use of force. The phrase derives from the Victorian colonial empire, in which gunboats and other naval vessels were often utilized in order to coerce local rulers to accept the terms and trade of British merchants.