Boat people: some legal and practical considerations relating to migration by sea
Boat people: some legal and practical considerations relating to migration by sea
This workshop addresses the topical issue of mixed migration by sea. The first panel considers the legal and moral obligations of rescuing ‘boat people’, including aspects of the International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue. It also discusses the related topic of migrant smuggling in the Mediterranean and the EU response to the issue. The second panel focuses on the problem from the perspective of merchant ships which become involved in rescuing migrants at sea, and examines some of the implications in relation to contracts for the carriage of goods by sea and marine insurance. The panel also considers aspects of the human rights of non-nationals in the context of rescue at sea
Ntovas, Alexandros
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30 September 2015
Ntovas, Alexandros
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Ntovas, Alexandros
(2015)
Boat people: some legal and practical considerations relating to migration by sea.
Boat People: Some Legal and Practical Considerations relating to Migration by Sea, Southampton, United Kingdom.
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This workshop addresses the topical issue of mixed migration by sea. The first panel considers the legal and moral obligations of rescuing ‘boat people’, including aspects of the International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue. It also discusses the related topic of migrant smuggling in the Mediterranean and the EU response to the issue. The second panel focuses on the problem from the perspective of merchant ships which become involved in rescuing migrants at sea, and examines some of the implications in relation to contracts for the carriage of goods by sea and marine insurance. The panel also considers aspects of the human rights of non-nationals in the context of rescue at sea
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Published date: 30 September 2015
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Boat People: Some Legal and Practical Considerations relating to Migration by Sea, Southampton, United Kingdom, 2015-09-30
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