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Blood In The Water: Why The First Step Act Of 2018 Fails Those Sentenced Under The Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act, Lauren R. Robertson
Blood In The Water: Why The First Step Act Of 2018 Fails Those Sentenced Under The Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act, Lauren R. Robertson
Washington and Lee Law Review
For some, the open ocean is prison. The Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act (MDLEA) prohibits individuals from knowingly or intentionally distributing a controlled substance or possessing it with the intent to distribute. Empowered by the MDLEA, the United States Coast Guard arrests and detains foreign nationals hundreds of miles outside of U.S. territorial waters. After months shackled to Coast Guard ships, these individuals face the harsh reality of American mandatory minimum drug sentencing, judged by the kilograms of drugs on their vessels. But the MDLEA conflates kilograms with culpability. More often than not, those sentenced are fishermen-turned-smugglers due to financial …
Fifth Circuit Cases Concerning Search And Seizure Upon The High Seas: The Need For A Limiting Doctrine, Willie R. Jenkins
Fifth Circuit Cases Concerning Search And Seizure Upon The High Seas: The Need For A Limiting Doctrine, Willie R. Jenkins
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
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Survey Of United States Jurisdiction Over High Seas Narcotics Trafficking, Jeffrey D. Stieb
Survey Of United States Jurisdiction Over High Seas Narcotics Trafficking, Jeffrey D. Stieb
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
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The 1982 United Nations Convention Of The Law Of The Sea: A Historical Perspective On Prospects For Us Accession, Horace B. Robertson Jr.
The 1982 United Nations Convention Of The Law Of The Sea: A Historical Perspective On Prospects For Us Accession, Horace B. Robertson Jr.
International Law Studies
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Guarding The Coast: Alien Migrant Interdiction Operations At Sea, Gary W. Palmer
Guarding The Coast: Alien Migrant Interdiction Operations At Sea, Gary W. Palmer
International Law Studies
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The Contours Of Extraterritorial Jurisdiction In Drug Smuggling Cases, Stephen E. Chelberg
The Contours Of Extraterritorial Jurisdiction In Drug Smuggling Cases, Stephen E. Chelberg
Michigan Journal of International Law
This note examines the contours of U.S. jurisdiction over drug smugglers on the high seas. After a brief discussion of the two principal U.S. drug statutes, the note considers the territorial and protective principles of jurisdiction as defined by U.S. courts. Controversy currently centers around whether U.S. drug laws apply to foreign ships, carrying controlled substances on the high seas, where there has been no showing of an intent to import the drugs into the United States.