Law of the sea

questionable legality since under the 1536 Henry VIII act, only a commissioned oyer and terminar court in England could hear cases of piracy. Contradictorily, the proprietary charter for the Massachusetts Bay Colony gave jurisdiction to try crimes on land and sea to the General court, while Virginia, and Maryland heard maritime cases, including piracy, in local county courts beginning in the 1650s. The second half of the seventeenth century witnessed the creation of admiralty courts in several…

may deter other individuals from committing the same offense even when the likelihood of the being caught is not known (Brody & Acker, 2015). Furthermore, it was mitigating circumstances that precipitated the murder of Richard Parker while lost at sea. Otherwise, no information was given to suggest that Thomas Dudley, Edwin Stephens, nor Brooks were criminals prior to this offense. Therefore,I do not believe that the deadly trio was a danger to society. While…

There are many disputes happening around the world over boundaries and resources. One of these disputes is occurring in the South China Sea. It is a dispute between China, Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei, and Taiwan. According to bbc.com, China claims the largest portion of territory on the South China Sea. They have many historical claims – some of which may be true, some of which may be false. Bejing states that centuries ago, the Paracel and Spratly island chains were considered…

fight piracy bear high costs for doing so. That is to say, an ocean free of pirates is a common good that benefits all states, but obtaining that common good is an expensive process for those states which choose to guarantee it. Under international law, states are free to act as they feel best with regards to piracy. UNCLOS does not contain a provision on capturing and punishing pirates. It gives states permission to do so under universal jurisdiction, but it does not provide guidelines for…

use of sea water, and reduction of amenities”. We understand what the meaning is, but do we know how much of the effect it really does cause? Have you ever imagined a world where one day the water will be overly polluted it would dangerous to drink?…

Even with the use of United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. To help solve disputes of international sea law between two states the United nations has created the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea. However, before being able to take the case to the International Tribunal for the Law of the sea, Italy must have first exhausted all of its possible remedies to find a solution for this case. The permanent court of arbitration…

the Spanish authorities of the vessel M/V “Louisa” having the flag of Saint Vincent and Grenadines. Chronological facts of the case are as follows: 20.08.2004 – 29.10.2004: The vessel M/V “Louisa” was conducting surveys of the sea floor in the internal waters and territorial sea of the Spain to locate oil and gas deposits on the basis of a permit issued by the Spanish Ministry of Environment. 29.10.2004: The vessel was voluntarily docked at Port El Puerto de Santa Maria. 01/02/2006: The Spanish…

The biggest difficulty historians face in relying heavily on the trial reports is their varying form and content. Although the 1700 Piracy Act required registers to keep minutes of the proceedings, like much of everything surrounding piracy law, there were no specifics on what that meant. It is clear from the collection of these trials that the point of the recorder was not to capture every word uttered in court. Depending on the court the narrative changes between first and third person, and…

definition in complete disregard of the law. Charles Hedges, Chief Justice of the High Court of Admiralty in London, argues in 1696 that piracy was limited to…

disasters. The most gigantic and luxury steamship instead of getting to the New York seaport, it sideswiped to the iceberg in North Atlantic ocean and dive to the depth of the sea. Theretofore, the Atlantic sea witnessed many ships and vessels ply in various purposes between Europe and America. It may many ships sank into the sea for different reasons, but nobody thought this kind of a ship with having such a strong structure and safety suffers such a historical tragedy. On April 16 of 1912, the…