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Booty, Bounty, Blockade, And Prize: Time To Reevaluate The Law, Andrew Clapham
Booty, Bounty, Blockade, And Prize: Time To Reevaluate The Law, Andrew Clapham
International Law Studies
This article considers the so-called belligerent rights of States in times of war. In particular it focuses on booty of war, blockade, and the capture of merchant ships and their cargo. It is suggested that, while the rules may not often be applied today, they nevertheless continue to exert a certain influence, contributing to confusion about the boundaries of the legitimate use of force and a blurring of the distinction between military objectives and civilian objects.
Considering that the UN Charter has outlawed the use of force, the article also questions why such rules concerning capture should continue to have …
The Law Applicable To Naval Mine Warfare In A Non-International Armed Conflict, Rob Mclaughlin
The Law Applicable To Naval Mine Warfare In A Non-International Armed Conflict, Rob Mclaughlin
International Law Studies
There are very few instruments and very few cases, which describe how the law in relation to naval mine warfare applies within non-international armed conflict contexts. Additionally, since 1945, there has been relatively limited State practice. Working out what the law applicable to naval mine warfare in NIAC situations might look like today thus requires some recourse to the pre-World War II scheme designed to accommodate and characterize maritime activity by rebels, insurgents, and belligerents in conflict with their State. This article proposes for discussion a set of “rules” that attempt to incorporate and update elements of this customary scheme …
The Applicability Of International Humanitarian Law And The Law Of Neutraility To The Kosovo Campaign, Christopher Greenwood
The Applicability Of International Humanitarian Law And The Law Of Neutraility To The Kosovo Campaign, Christopher Greenwood
International Law Studies
No abstract provided.
Chapter Vi (The Tanker War And The Maritime Environment)
Chapter Vi (The Tanker War And The Maritime Environment)
International Law Studies
No abstract provided.
Full Volume 74: The Tanker War, 1980-88: Law And Policy
Full Volume 74: The Tanker War, 1980-88: Law And Policy
International Law Studies
No abstract provided.
The Falklands Crisis And The Laws Of War, Howard Levie
The Falklands Crisis And The Laws Of War, Howard Levie
International Law Studies
First published in The Falklands War: Lessons for Strategy, Diplomacy and International Law 64 (Alberto R. Coli and Anthony C. Arend eds., 1985)
Chapter I: Submarine Warfare And International Law, W. T. Mallison Jr
Chapter I: Submarine Warfare And International Law, W. T. Mallison Jr
International Law Studies
No abstract provided.