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The Interception of Vessels on the High Seas

By Efthymios Papastavridis

The Interception of Vessels on the High Seas Law

The Interception of Vessels on the High Seas

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The principal aim of this book is to address the international legal questions arising from the 'right of visit on the high seas' in the twenty-first century. This right is considered the most significant exception to the fundamental principle of the freedom of the high seas (the freedom, in peacetime, to remain free of interference by ships of another flag). It is this freedom that has been challenged by a recent significant increase in interceptions to counter the threats of international terrorism and WMD proliferation, or to suppress transnational organised crime at sea, particularly the trafficking of narcotics and smuggling of migrants. The author questions whether the principle of non-interference has been so significantly curtailed as to have lost its relevance in the contemporary legal order of the oceans. The book begins with an historical and theoretical examination of the framework underlying interception. This historical survey informs the remainder of the work, which then looks at the legal framework of the right of visit, contemporary challenges to the traditional right, interference on the high seas for the maintenance of international peace and security, interferences to maintain the 'bon usage' of the oceans (navigation and fishing), piracy jure gentium and current counter-piracy operations off the coast of Somalia, the problems posed by illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing, interdiction operations to counter drug and people trafficking, and recent interception operations in the Mediterranean Sea organised by FRONTEX.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
406
Release Date:
1952-08-03
Publication Date:
2014-08-28
Publisher:
Bloomsbury 3PL
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1849466645
ISBN13:
9781849466646
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
614 g
Height:
156 cm
Width:
234 cm
Thickness:
22 cm
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