Beschreibung:
There has been a recent increase in clashes between warships asserting rights to navigate and states asserting sovereignty over coastal waters. This book argues for a set of rules which respect the rights of coastal states to protect their sovereignty, and of warships to navigate lawfully, whilst also outlining the limits of each.
Introduction 1.General Principles on the Use of Force and their Application at Sea 2.Unit and Collective Self Defence 3.Proportionality and the Threshold of Armed Conflict 4.Territorial and Internal Waters 5.Straits and Archipelagos 6.International Waters. Conclusion