Who protects admirality claims in internalional waters?

[want2skydive]

The title pretty much asks the question. Who protects and enforces these claims? As I understand it in international waters no one country's laws apply.

 

[Real de Tayopa Tropical Tramp]

Biggest boom boom? Or chagy?

Don Jose de La Mancha

 

[rgecy]

As far as who will protect the site, the court in which the claim was filed usually has juristictional right. But who physically would excercise an arrest of thieves or anyone breaking the law, I am sure it would fall back on some military or government maritime entity, say the coast gaurd if it was filed in a US court.

But I know Chagy is usually packing. Just let him know and he knows a guy who can handle the job!

 

[OldGold74]

Good Question, should be some good answers

 

[rgecy]

Jurisdiction
Article III, Section 2 of the United States Constitution grants original jurisdiction to U.S. federal courts over admiralty and maritime matters. While admiralty cases remain the exclusive jurisdiction of the federal courts, many lawsuits involving incidents in maritime practice may be brought in either federal or state court.

Here is some good reading.

http://www.un.org/Depts/los/convention_agreements/convention_overview_convention.htm

 

[ivan salis]

famous quote ---send lawyers , guns and money .