Table of Contents

1. Introduction
I. Introductory Remarks: Enquiring Maritime Interception on the High Seas
II. Contemporary Challenges to the Freedom of the High Seas and Maritime Interception
III. The Outline of the Book
2. The Theoretical Framework of the Right of Visit on the High Seas: Mare Liberum v Mare Clausum Revisited
I. The Historical Claims to Freedom of the Seas
II. Contemporary Right of Visit: Lessons from the Historical and the Theoretical Framework of Mare Liberum
III. Interference in the Contemporary Legal Order of the Oceans: Concluding Remarks
3. The Law of Maritime Interception on the High Seas
I. Introductory Remarks
II. The Right of Visit on the High Seas in Wartime
III. The Right of Visit on the High Seas in Peacetime
4. Interception on the High Seas in the Context of Peace and Security: The Right of Visit in Cases of Armed Conflict and Security Council's Action
I. Introductory Remarks
II. The Belligerent Right of Visit and Search and its Contemporary Application in the Legal Order of the Oceans
III. Conclusions
5 Contemporary Challenges to the International Peace and Security: International Terrorism and the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction
I. Introduction
II. The Challenges of International Terrorism and WMD Proliferation
III. Responses and Interdiction Operations within an Institutional Framework
IV. Responses and Interdiction Operations beyond International Organisations
V. Legal Justifications for Unilateral Interdiction Measures under General International Law
VI. Additional International Legal Issues: Use of Force, Enforcement Jurisdiction and Human Rights
VII. Concluding Remarks
6 Maritime Interception to Safeguard the Fundamental Freedoms of the High Seas
I. Introduction
II. The Case of Piracy Jure Gentium as a Threat to the Freedom of Navigation and Commerce
III. IUU Fishing as a Threat to the Freedom of Fishing
7 Interception on the High Seas to Counter Drug Trafficking
I. Introduction
II. International Legal Justifications for Interference with Drug Smuggling on the High Seas
III. Additional International Legal Issues in the Course of Interception Operations
IV. Concluding Remarks
8 Interception on the High Seas and Human Beings
I. Introduction
II. International Legal Justifications for Interference on the High Seas
III. Additional International Legal Issues in the Course of Interception Operations of Human Beings
IV. Concluding Remarks
9 Conclusions

About the Author

Efthymios Papastavridis is a part-time Lecturer, University of Thrace, Faculty of Law and Research Fellow at the Academy of Athens. He was appointed Director of the 2012 Centre for Studies and Research in International Law and International Relations (English-Speaking Section), The Hague Academy of International Law.

Reviews

One of the main contributions of Papastavridis' study is to approach from a theoretical and historical viewpoint issues which are often left to practitioners.
*European Journal of International Law, Volume 25*

The Interception of Vessels on the High Seas is a useful scholarly addition to the maritime security literature...a highly competent survey of contemporary practice.
*The Irish Yearbook of International Law*

These works of high scholarship provoke serious thought on neglected subjects.
*Frontline Magazine, October 31 2014 (review of this work and 'The Law and Practice of Piracy at Sea')*