Mon, 10 Aug 2020 21:00:57 +0000
The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) specifies that all ships “have the nationality of the State whose flag they are entitled to fly.” Consequently, flag states exercise jurisdiction over their flagged vessels. A recent and quickly growing phenomenon, however, has put this basic tenet of the law of the sea …
Full article: https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/unauthorized-flags-a-threat-to-the-global-maritime-regime/