Authorizations for maritime law enforcement operations. (18th August 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: McLaughlin, Rob
• Is Part Of: International review of the Red Cross. Volume 98:Number 902(2016:Aug.)
• Page Start: 465
• Page End: 490
• Publication Date: 2017-08-18
• Subjects: maritime law enforcement, -- law of the sea, -- jurisdiction at sea; Red Cross and Red Crescent -- Periodicals; Humanitarian law -- Periodicals; Humanitarianism -- Periodicals; 361.772
• DOI: 10.1017/S1816383117000340
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1816-3831

Abstract

Abstract: Although there are areas of uncertainty and overlap, authorizations for maritime law enforcement operations are beholden to a different regime from that which governs the conduct of armed conflict at sea. This article seeks to briefly describe five regularly employed authorizations for maritime law enforcement operations at sea: flag State consent, agreed pre-authorization, coastal State jurisdiction, UN Security Council resolutions, and the right of visit.