Flags of Convenience: Legal Issues in relation to Fishing the Southern Ocean
“A merchant fleet is not an artificial creation. It is a reality which corresponds to certain indispensable requirements of a national economy. The flag- that supreme emblem of sovereignty which international law authorises a ship to fly- must represent a country’s degree of economic independence, n...
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2006
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| Online Access: | http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.625.2994 http://www.anta.canterbury.ac.nz/documents/gcas electronic projects/ella lawton review.pdf |
| Summary: | “A merchant fleet is not an artificial creation. It is a reality which corresponds to certain indispensable requirements of a national economy. The flag- that supreme emblem of sovereignty which international law authorises a ship to fly- must represent a country’s degree of economic independence, not the interests of third parties or companies.” |
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