Maritime Interception and the Law of Naval Operations : A Study of Legal Bases and Legal Regimes in Maritime Interception Operations

"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. The book 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. This volume, which has contemporary naval operations as its central focus and structures the analysis as a sub-discipline of the international law of military operations, will be of great interest both to academics, practitioners and policy advisors working or involved in the field of military and naval operations, and to those professionals wanting to learn more about the international law of military operations, naval operations, and the law of the sea and maritime security. Martin Fink is a naval and legal officer in the Royal Netherlands Navy." -- Provided by publisher La 4e de couverture indique : "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. The book 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. This volume, which has contemporary naval operations as its central focus and structures the analysis as a sub-discipline of the international law of military operations, will be of great interest both to academics, practitioners and policy advisors working or involved in the field of military and naval operations, and to those professionals wanting to learn more about the international law of military operations, naval operations, and the law of the sea and maritime security." Front Matter ....Pages i-xvi Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Introduction: Maritime Interception and the Law of Naval Operations (Martin Fink)....Pages 3-18 Some Introductory Remarks on Naval Operations (Martin Fink)....Pages 19-31 A Short History of Maritime Interception Operations (Martin Fink)....Pages 33-59 The Right for Warships to Intervene on Foreign-Flagged Vessels on the High Seas (Martin Fink)....Pages 61-70 Front Matter ....Pages 71-71 The UN Collective Security System and Maritime Interception Operations (Martin Fink)....Pages 73-105 Self-Defence and Maritime Interception (Martin Fink)....Pages 107-124 (Ad Hoc) Consent (Martin Fink)....Pages 125-139 International Agreements on Maritime Interception (Martin Fink)....Pages 141-151 Front Matter ....Pages 153-153 The Right of Visit (Martin Fink)....Pages 155-189 The Application of Force in Maritime Interception Operations (Martin Fink)....Pages 191-226 Detention and Maritime Interception (Martin Fink)....Pages 227-250 Front Matter ....Pages 251-251 Conclusions (Martin Fink)....Pages 253-260 Back Matter ....Pages 261-317