Hybrid threats and the Law of the Sea : use of force and discriminatory navigational restrictions in straits / by Alexander Lott.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lott, Alexander, author.

Series:

International straits of the world ; 0924-4867 v. 19.

International straits of the world, 0924-4867 ; volume 19

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Straits.

Law of the sea.

War, Maritime (International law).

Physical Description:

xvii, 302 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill Nijhoff, [2022]

Summary:

"Hybrid Threats and the Law of the Sea debates the practice of states that have resorted to discriminatory navigational restrictions or aggression against foreign ships and aircraft in densely navigated straits. The book explores both widely acknowledged and lesser-known maritime incidents that potentially meet the characteristics of hybrid warfare or hybrid conflict. This research approaches hybrid threats from the perspective of the interrelationship between navigational restrictions, law enforcement, armed attack, and the legal regime of straits. It provides guidance for determining whether the rules of armed conflict or law enforcement are applicable to various naval incidents"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The implications of hybrid threats to the maritime domain

The legal concept and classification of straits

The concept of hybrid threats

Permit-based passage v. transit passage in an occupied area

Use of force against sovereign immune vessels

Iran-Israel 'shadow war' in waters around the Arabian Peninsula and incidents near the Bab el-Mandeb

Russia's military operations in the territories of the Viro Strait's coastal states

Discriminatory prohibition of the right of transit passage of a commercial ship

Tensions in and over the Taiwan Strait in 2021

Discriminatory navigational restrictions in the Kerch Strait in respect of foreign commercial ships

Discriminatory prohibition of the right of innocent passage of a commercial ship

The Nord Stream Project and Estonian-Russian incidents in the Viro Strait

Countering the threat of 'little green men' in the Åland Strait

Threats of piracy in the Straits of Malacca, Sunda, Lombok

A need for a new legal framework on hybrid naval warfare?

Discriminatory navigational restrictions in the context of hybrid conflicts

Low-intensity use of force (hybrid warfare) through the prism of law enforcement and an armed attack

Guidelines for distinguishing between the rules of armed conflict and law enforcement in grey zone naval incidents.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Lott, Alexander. Hybrid threats and the Law of the Sea

ISBN:

9789004509351

9004509356

OCLC:

1330689874