The systematic protection of persons at sea remains flawed. This problem has become even more acute during the Covid-19 pandemic when port closures have caused an unprecedented humanitarian crisis at sea. This article looks at the impact of port closures on the rights of persons at sea and considers how international law can protect those rights. While persons at sea are afforded significant rights protections in international law, the rights and duties of States often clash, with the result that persons at sea can find themselves in something of a legal vacuum. In order to address this problem, this article argues that the various rights and duties of States must be interpreted and applied in a way that fully recognises the rights of persons at sea.

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国际法中的港口关闭和海上人员

对海上人员的系统保护仍然存在缺陷。在 Covid-19 大流行期间，当港口关闭导致海上空前的人道主义危机时，这个问题变得更加严重。本文着眼于港口关闭对海上人员权利的影响，并考虑国际法如何保护这些权利。虽然国际法为海上人员提供了重要的权利保护，但各国的权利和义务经常发生冲突，结果海上人员可能会发现自己处于某种法律真空中。为了解决这个问题，本文认为，必须以充分承认海上人员权利的方式解释和适用国家的各种权利和义务。