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The Right Of Hot Pursuit At Sea: Clarity In International Law And Difficulties In Its Application, Amer Fakhoury Mar 2021

The Right Of Hot Pursuit At Sea: Clarity In International Law And Difficulties In Its Application, Amer Fakhoury

UAEU Law Journal

This research examines the right of hot pursuit in the international Law of the Sea. In this research, I analyze critically the development of the right, its present status and position in the future. The doctrine of hot pursuit is placed within the framework of modern international law and examined in the light of recent developments. As stated in article 111 of the Law of the Sea, the hot pursuit of a foreign ship may be undertaken when the competent authorities of the coastal State have good reason to believe that the ship has violated the laws and regulations of …