Search results for: “international straits”

  • Sea

    High Seas The high seas are governed by several fundamental principles. First, no State may purport to assert sovereignty over any part of the high seas. Second, all States have the right to exercise the freedoms of the seas, including freedoms of navigation, freedom of overflight, freedom to […]

  • List of Environment Treaties with Regional or Restricted Field of Application Section 2

    List of Environment Treaties with Regional or Restricted Field of Application Section 2 Notes: for a list of Environment Treaties with a global Field of Application, see here. There is a first part of this list of Environment Treaties with Restricted Field of Application here. Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great…

  • List of Bilateral Environment Treaties by Place of Adoption

    List of Bilateral Environment Treaties by Place of Adoption Abuja : Treaty between the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe on the Joint Development of Petroleum and other Resources, in respect of Areas of the Exclusive Economic Zone of the Two States Abuja : Treaty between the Federal…

  • Excessive Maritime Claims

    Excessive Maritime Claim—argentina in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On May 20, 2011, the U.S. Embassy in Argentina received a diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, […]

  • Excessive Maritime Claims

    Excessive Maritime Claim—argentina in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On May 20, 2011, the U.S. Embassy in Argentina received a diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, […]

  • War Crimes

    Embracing mainstream international law, this section on war crimes explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here. Resources Further Reading The entry "war crimes" in the Parry and Grant Encyclopaedic Dictionary of International Law (currently, the […]

  • War Crimes

    Embracing mainstream international law, this section on war crimes explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here. Resources Further Reading The entry "war crimes" in the Parry and Grant Encyclopaedic Dictionary of International Law (currently, the […]

  • Bankruptcy Laws

    History of Bankruptcy Laws In most parts of the British empire the law of bankruptcy has been modelled upon the English system. This is particularly the case in Australia and New Zealand. Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia and New Zealand follow the lines of the existing English […]

  • Bankruptcy Laws

    History of Bankruptcy Laws In most parts of the British empire the law of bankruptcy has been modelled upon the English system. This is particularly the case in Australia and New Zealand. Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia and New Zealand follow the lines of the existing English […]

  • Contraband

    Summary of Contraband Goods that are deemed unsuitable for entry into a country and that are subject to interdiction by customs authorities. Persons attempting to enter contraband through customs may be subject to civil and/or criminal penalties, in addition to forfeiture of the […]

  • Contraband

    Summary of Contraband Goods that are deemed unsuitable for entry into a country and that are subject to interdiction by customs authorities. Persons attempting to enter contraband through customs may be subject to civil and/or criminal penalties, in addition to forfeiture of the […]

  • Ocean Areas

    Ocean Areas Law of the Sea UNCLOS III: Divisions of Ocean Areas Note: for information on United Nations Convention on Law of the Sea III (UNCLOS III), please see here. By Daniel Hollis. One of the most powerful features of UNCLOS is that it settled the question of the extent of national sovereignty over the…

  • Piracy Prosecutions Issues

    Piracy U.S. Prosecutions in 2013 (Continuation) United States views on international law [1] in relation to Piracy U.S. Prosecutions: 1. Piracy and the Charming Betsy Canon Section 1651 criminalizes “the crime of piracy as defined by the law of nations.” Correspondence between […]

  • High Seas

      PART VII HIGH SEAS SECTION 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS Article 86 Application of the provisions of this Part The provisions of this Part apply to all parts of the sea that are not included in the Exclusive Economic Zone , in the territorial sea or in the internal waters of a State, or in the…

  • High Seas

      PART VII HIGH SEAS SECTION 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS Article 86 Application of the provisions of this Part The provisions of this Part apply to all parts of the sea that are not included in the Exclusive Economic Zone , in the territorial sea or in the internal waters of a State, or in the…