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Upsetting the Balance? The Legality of Vessel Confiscation under the LOSC after the M/V Virginia G Case
The International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law ( IF 1.393 ) Pub Date : 2018-03-12 , DOI: 10.1163/15718085-13310071
Zoe Scanlon 1
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Although a delicate ‘balance’ was struck between coastal State rights and flag State freedoms in the exclusive economic zone ( EEZ ) during negotiations of the LOSC , uncertainty persists around the specific content of these rights and freedoms. This uncertainty has been highlighted through numerous legal disputes regarding the confiscation of foreign fishing vessels for EEZ fisheries offences—now a common feature in coastal State maritime enforcement regimes. Amidst longstanding ambiguity around the legality of vessel confiscation regimes and their permissible design, M/V Virginia G was the first ITLOS decision to consider these questions directly. This article evaluates whether the decision provided greater clarity on these questions. In doing so, it reflects on the strikingly altered realities of fishing practices since the negotiation of the LOSC , and whether the Tribunal’s approach reflects an appropriate application of the EEZ ‘balance’ in light of contemporary circumstances faced by the international community today.

中文翻译:

打破平衡?M/V Virginia G案后LOSC下没收船舶的合法性

尽管在 LOSC 谈判期间在专属经济区 (EEZ) 的沿海国权利和船旗国自由之间达成了微妙的“平衡”,但围绕这些权利和自由的具体内容仍存在不确定性。这种不确定性已经通过关于因专属经济区渔业犯罪而没收外国渔船的众多法律纠纷凸显出来——现在是沿海国海事执法制度的一个共同特征。在围绕船舶没收制度的合法性及其允许设计的长期含糊不清的情况下,M/V Virginia G 是 ITLOS 第一个直接考虑这些问题的决定。本文评估该决定是否对这些问题提供了更大的清晰度。在这样做,
更新日期:2018-03-12
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