Limits of Coast Guard Authority to Board Foreign Flag Vessels on the High Seas,

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Abstract:

The essay addresses the authority of the U.S. Coast Guard to board foreign flag vessels on the high seas when the vessel is suspected of violating a U.S. law that applies extraterritorially. The essay discusses international law constraints, including freedom of navigation concerns, on the Coast Guards domestic authority, as well as policy implications of such actions.

Author(s):
Canty, Rachel
Author Organization(s):
NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI
Descriptive Note:
Final rept.,
Supplementary Note:
DOI: 10.21236/ADA329162
Pagination:
0019

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Monitor Series:
NWC
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_8_Building Partnerships; JCA_8.2_Shape; JCA_3_Force Application; JCA_8.2.4_Leverage Capacities and Capabilities of Security Establishments; JCA_1.2_Force Preparation; JCA_1_Force Support; JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_3.2_Engagement; JCA_3.2.1_Kinetic Means; JCA_8.2.1_Partner with Governments and Institutions; JCA_3.1.3_Maneuver to Influence; JCA_3.1_Maneuver; JCA_1.2.2_Exercising; JCA_8.1_Communicate; JCA_4.1_Deployment and Distribution; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_5.4_Decide; JCA_8.1.1_Inform Domestic and Foreign Audiences; JCA_4_Logistics; JCA_8.2.3_Build the Capabilities and Capacities of Partners and Institutions; JCA_1.2.3_Educating
Communities of Interest:
No COI(s) Identified
Descriptor(s):
*LAW ENFORCEMENT, *INTERNATIONAL LAW, *COAST GUARD OPERATIONS, *COAST GUARD, MILITARY FORCES(UNITED STATES), MILITARY FORCES(FOREIGN), NAVAL VESSELS, NAVIGATION, MILITARY PLANNING
Field(s)/Group(s):
Sociology and Law, Military Operations, Strategy and Tactics
Keyword(s):
FREEDOM OF NAVIGATION, LAW OF THE SEA
Report Date:
1997 Apr 29
Creation Date:
1997 Sep 30