Questions tagged [law-of-the-sea]
Law of the Sea is a body of international law governing the rights and duties of states in maritime environments. Law of the sea is the public law counterpart to admiralty law (also known as maritime law), which applies to private maritime issues, such as the carriage of goods by sea, rights of salvage, ship collisions, and marine insurance.
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Can a country choose to only partially ratify a treaty?
Let's say that Country A wants to enter into UNCLOS. However, it doesn't like certain provisions of UNCLOS. Is it legally possible de jure (not de facto, since countries clearly can just establish the ...
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Can just anybody sign the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea?
Say I'm an aspiring state. People are complaining I'm not a "real state" because among other things I'm not a signatory to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.
Can I "just" ...
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Does how state-like the Houthis are have any effect on the legality of their attacks on Red Sea shipping?
This question is prompted by comments on my previous question about the relevance of armed professionals on shipping alters their legal status:
It's not legal for terrorists to attack a merchant ship ...
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Does the presence of mercenaries like Ambrey Risk change the legality of Houthi attacks?
The M/T Pollux has been hit by a Houthi missile. Reuters is referencing Ambery Risk in their article. We do not know what role Ambery Risk played in this, but some ships are using armed ...
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Would it have been legal for Ukraine to target the Pollux?
The M/T Pollux has been hit by a Houthi missile. This has been described as "lawless" by the US State Dept.
The Houthis are describing this as a "British ship", and Reuters is ...
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What is the legal situation with warships and Israeli flagged vessels using Yemeni waters?
A previous answer discussed the legality of a blockade and the answer was that this is governed by the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. On the signatories page this was created when Yemen was two ...
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Was being left in the Pacific in a lifeboat considered attempted murder in 1872?
It's 1872 and Mr. Fogg is having his journey around the world, and let's take the TV series adaption of 2021 as the basis.
The situation at hand in Episode 6 is as follows:
Taking a Steamship Carnatic ...
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In the 1920s, who would the US government hire to investigate damaged and missing Navy ships?
I'm participating in a Call of Cthulhu game set in New York in 1924 and I'm considering making a character who's an insurance agent hired by the US government to look into missing and damaged Navy ...
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Is there such a thing as citizens arrest in international waters?
Say someone knows for CERTAIN that a speedboat in international waters is carrying something illegal can they do a citizens arrest and stop the boat ? And then hand it over to the navy or police ?
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Does the Order of Malta have the right to register ships?
The Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta, though territory-less since the French invasion of Malta in 1798, does issue passports and does maintain ...
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On the legality of seizing narco yachts
Allegedly, in February 2007, some 100 nautical miles northeast of the Madeira Archipelago, Portuguese frogmen boarded the Spanish-flagged yacht Blaus VII and found 3 Greek sailors and 1500 kilograms ...
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Legality of privately Bibby Stockholming to save land costs
It seems that the principal impetus of moving migrants onto barges like the Bibby Stockholm is to save the costs of renting property in which to accommodate the migrants on dry land.
Rental costs are ...
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How could submarine tours (or similar activities) in international waters be regulated?
After the recent Oceangate Titan submersible disaster, much attention has been drawn to the fact that there was no requirement for licensing or certification, due to operating in international waters. ...
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On the legality of stopping a foreign ship and seizing goods [duplicate]
I read today that in the Gulf of Oman, in international waters, a small Iranian ship was detected by the US Navy. The Americans assumed that it transported weapons to Yemen and contacted the British ...
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What laws regulate the use and ownership of firearms by British-flagged ships?
Firearms are heavily regulated in the UK, especially handguns and automatic weapons, after several horrific shootings in the late 20th century. Long-guns, such as shotguns and rifles are also tightly ...
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