International Law for Seagoing Officers, 7th Edition - Book

The seventh edition of this Blue & Gold Professional Library standard explains the international law of the sea from a U.S. perspective for the professionals who operate on, under, and over the water. Former seagoing officer and maritime law scholar Craig H. Allen (who also wrote the current edition of Farwell's Rules of the Nautical Road) moves from the foundations of public international law and the history of the law of the sea to the rules that govern ports, territorial seas, exclusive economic zones, archipelagic waters, and the high seas. In-depth chapters cover military and intelligence activities at sea, maritime law enforcement, and the use of force. This edition adds recent UNCLOS court and arbitration rulings including the South China Sea case, seafarer protections under the Maritime Labour Convention, the law protecting submarine cables, unmanned and autonomous vessels, and pandemic quarantine measures. Appendices include the full text of the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.