Book

Maritime interception and the law of naval operations : a study of legal bases and legal regimes in maritime interception operations

Martin Fink

The Hague : Asser Press, 2018

XVI, 317 p. : tabl., graph., diagr., ; 25 cm

9789462652484

English

Bibliographie : p. 275-311. Index

This book considers the international law applicable to maritime interception operations (MIO) conducted on the high seas and within the context of international peace and security, MIO being a much-used naval operational activity employed within the entire spectrum of today's conflicts. It deals with the legal aspects flowing from the boarding and searching of foreign-flagged vessels and the possible arrest of persons and confiscation of goods, and analyses the applicable law with regard to maritime interception operations through the legal bases and legal regimes. Considered are MIO undertaken based on, for instance, the UN Collective Security System (maritime embargo operations), self-defence and (ad-hoc) consent, and within the context of legal regimes various views are provided on the right of visit, the use of force and the use of detention.