Naval Blockade

Naval blockade is an old form of warfare where the current restatement of customary international law on this issue – the 1994 San Remo Manual – leaves something to be desired. The article considers the history of the concept and its current regulation like the requirements for establishing a naval...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Arctic Review on Law and Politics
Main Author: Frostad, Magne
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway, Faculty of Law 2018
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Online Access:https://arcticreview.no/index.php/arctic/article/view/1123
https://doi.org/10.23865/arctic.v9.1123
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Summary:Naval blockade is an old form of warfare where the current restatement of customary international law on this issue – the 1994 San Remo Manual – leaves something to be desired. The article considers the history of the concept and its current regulation like the requirements for establishing a naval blockade and addresses also issues in relation to its enforcement.