maritime law

Pepe Silvia
Pepe Silvia Posts: 3,758
edited June 2010 in A Moving Train
the thread got locked so i wasn't able to respond to this
I was listening to NPR yesterday. They had an expert on maritime law from University of Virginia speaking (I believe that was his title, and that was the university).

He said in peacetime, that is correct, that a ship in international waters cannot be boarded, but in times of armed conflict a ship can be boarded. I'll see if I can find the interview for better accuracy of the statement.

maybe or maybe not....the main vessel (and at least 1 other) were flying the flag of Turkey, so unless Israel is at war/armed conflict with Turkey it was still illegal, no? as far as i know both are NATO allies.

unless the law says you can board anyone's vessel if you are in a conflict, even those of allies or neutral countries
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  • polaris_x
    polaris_x Posts: 13,559
    the law allows for Israel to confront the vessel if it is known to be heading to an area of a blockade ...

    the legalities of this boils down to 2 things:

    1. is the blockade of gaza legal - i am pretty sure if there was an opportunity to take this to an independant judicial court without the US vetoing it - it would be clear that it is not ...

    2. the aggressive force by which the army took the ship resulting in civilian death is most likely a crime also

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