The interception of vessels on the high seas : contemporary challenges to the legal order of the oceans / Efthymios Papastavridis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Papastavridis, Efthymios, author.

Series:

Studies in international law (Oxford, England) ; v. 43.

Studies in international law ; v. 43

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Freedom of the seas.

Search, Right of.

Seizure of vessels and cargoes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (403 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; Portland, Oregon : Hart Publishing, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"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 j'ure 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."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents:

The theoretical framework of the right of visit on the high seas : Mare Liberum v Mare Clausum revisited

The law of maritime interception on the high seas

Interception on the high seas in the context of peace and security : the right of visit in cases of armed conflict and Security Council's action

Contemporary challenges to the international peace and security : international terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction

Maritime interception to safeguard the fundamental freedoms of the high seas

Interception on the high seas to counter drug trafficking

Interception on the high seas and human beings.

Notes:

Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--University College London, 2009.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-343) and index.

ISBN:

9781472566423

1472566424

9781782250845

1782250840

OCLC:

852757206