55 research outputs found
The SUA Conventions
The full title of the original convention is Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation, 1988. It was supplemented from the outset by the Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Fixed Platforms Located on the Continental Shelf,1988. The two new Protocols amend the 1988 Convention and the 1988 Protocol respectively
UN responses to piracy
On 26 July 2010, the UN Secretary General (UNSG), following the Security Council's request under S/Res/1918(2010), submitted its report (S/2010/394) on possible options to further the aim of prosecuting and imprisoning persons responsible for acts of piracy and armed robbery at sea off the coast of Somalia. Seven options in total were offere
The landscape of cooperation against maritime terrorism post Brexit with regards to commercial shipping: current challenges and prospects
The landscape of cooperation against maritime terrorism post Brexit with regards to commercial shipping: current challenges and prospectsā; being in favour of a swift UK accession to the 2005 Protocols to the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Maritime Navigation / Platforms, and NATO deepened cooperation for the protection of Red Ensign interests
Regulation: Navtiliaki Etaria Thasou AE (Case C-128/10) & Amalthia I Navtiki Etaria (Case C-129/10) v Ipourgos Emborikis Nautilias
EU law: Freedom to provide services to maritime transport within member States
Boat people: some legal and practical considerations relating to migration by sea
This workshop addresses the topical issue of mixed migration by sea. The first panel considers the legal and moral obligations of rescuing āboat peopleā, including aspects of the International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue. It also discusses the related topic of migrant smuggling in the Mediterranean and the EU response to the issue. The second panel focuses on the problem from the perspective of merchant ships which become involved in rescuing migrants at sea, and examines some of the implications in relation to contracts for the carriage of goods by sea and marine insurance. The panel also considers aspects of the human rights of non-nationals in the context of rescue at se
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