Migrant Smuggling by Sea

by Mallia, Patricia; Lowe, Vaughan; Churchill, Robin

ISBN13: 9789004182097

ISBN10: 9004182098

Format: Hardcover

Pub. Date: 2010-06-30

Publisher(s): Martinus Nijhoff

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Summary

This monograph searches for a solution to the crime of migrant smuggling by sea aimed at reconciling 21st century exigencies with age-old, fundamental principles such as the freedom of the high seas.

Author Biography

Patricia Mallia, BA, LLD, BCL (Oxon), Ph.D. (IMLI) is lecturer and Head of the Department of International Law at the Universtiy of Malta. Her research interests focus on the analysis of contemporary maritime threats, primarily piracy and migrant smuggling.

Foreword	p. XI
Acknowledgements	p. XIII
Abbreviations	p. XV
Table of Statutes	p. XXI
Table of International Instruments	p. XXIII
Table of Selected Legal Instruments	p. XXXI
Table of Cases and Arbitral Awards	p. XLIII
Introduction	p. 1
Outlining the Problem
Factual Background	p. 7
Preliminary Considerations	p. 7
The Fastest-growing Transnational Organized Crime Recently Defined in International Law	p. 8
Migrant Smuggling and the Southern Mediterranean: Routes and Conditions	p. 12
Unique Nature	p. 14
Conclusion	p. 15
Pursuing State Interests: The Exercise of Maritime Enforcement Jurisdiction	p. 17
Overview	p. 17
State Interests	p. 17
Interception	p. 18
The Exercise of Jurisdiction	p. 18
What Amounts to an Exercise of Jurisdiction	p. 21
Defining 'Interception'	p. 21
State Sovereignty and Humanitarian Principles of Protection	p. 24
Conclusion	p. 26
Security: Operational and Technical Approaches	p. 27
The Emerging Security Regime	p. 27
Focus on Ports	p. 28
New Challenges and New Approaches	p. 29
The Container Threat	p. 30
Control: Surveillance and Monitoring	p. 33
Pushing Borders Further Outwards	p. 33
Other Means of Control	p. 34
Automatic Identification System	p. 35
Long-range Identification and Tracking System	p. 36
Ship Security Alert System	p. 37
Conclusion	p. 39
Tools and Constraints
Zonal Jurisdiction	p. 43
Internal Waters	p. 43
Territorial Sea	p. 47
The Traditional Framework established in the LOSC	p. 47
Focus on Maritime Migrant Smuggling	p. 51
The European Dimension	p. 54
Conclusion	p. 55
Contiguous Zone	p. 56
The Meaning of 'Control'	p. 56
State Practive and Protective Jurisdiction	p. 59
High Seas	p. 62
Exceptions to Flag State Exclusivity of Jurisdiction	p. 63
Exceptions in the LOSC	p. 63
Hot Pursuit and Constructive Presence	p. 64
Slavery	p. 66
Stateless vessels	p. 67
Protective Jurisdiction	p. 70
Lack of an Effective or Genuine Link	p. 72
Absence of a Definition	p. 73
Consequences of a Lack of a Genuine Link	p. 74
SAR Zones	p. 76
Humanitarian Obligations	p. 79
Preliminary Clarifications and Parameters of Discussion	p. 79
The Impact of the Non-refoulement Obligation	p. 82
Geographic Operation of the Principle	p. 85
Extraterritorial Application?	p. 88
Actions which do not amount to refoulement	p. 89
Evaluation	p. 90
Human Rights Considerations	p. 92
Rescue at Sea	p. 96
Relevant Responsibilities	p. 99
Masters of Ships	p. 99
Coastal States	p. 101
Rescue Co-ordination Centres(RCCs)	p. 103
Flag States	p. 105
The lacuna	p. 106
Concluding Observations	p. 109
Treaty Modifications Demonstrating International Co-Operation	p. 111
Overview	p. 111
Treaty Modifications	p. 112
The Smuggling Protocol	p. 112
The 1997 Italian Proposal	p. 113
Main Features of the Smuggling Protocol	p. 116
Smuggling of Migrants by Sea	p. 120
The Particular Nature of Migrant Smuggling	p. 126
The 2004 Amendments	p. 128
Priorities when Amending the Existing Legal Framework	p. 129
The Amendments	p. 131
Detailing Cooperation	p. 141
Drug Smuggling by Sea	p. 141
Regional Initiatives	p. 142
Bilateral Initiatives	p. 145
The US---Bahamas 2004 Agreement: A Model Shiprider Agreement	p. 146
Analysis	p. 150
Entry into the Territorial Sea	p. 150
Operations Seaward of the Territorial Sea	p. 151
Acts of Maritime Terrorism	p. 153
Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation	p. 154
Common Elements	p. 158
Conclusion	p. 159
State Practice
State Practice	p. 163
Australia	p. 164
Background	p. 164
The Development of a Border Control Strategy	p. 165
Key Legislation	p. 165
The Arrival of the MV Tampa	p. 166
The 2001 Legislative Package---Interception and Excision Perfected	p. 172
Interception and the Border Protection (Validation and Enforcement Powers) Act 2001	p. 172
Excision of the External Territories---the Migration Amendment (Excision from Migration Zone) Act 2001 (Excision Act)	p. 179
Migration Amendment (Excision from Migration Zone) (Consequential Provisions) Act 2001	p. 181
Interception Illustrated: Operation Relex	p. 183
Recent measures	p. 187
Conclusion	p. 189
United States	p. 190
European Union	p. 200
EU Law and Policy on Asylum and Immigration	p. 200
Focus on Illegal Immigration	p. 202
Border Control	p. 203
Focus on Maritime Borders	p. 205
Sea Border Patrols	p. 212
Recent Initiatives	p. 217
EU Practice as compared with Australian and US Action	p. 221
General Appraisal of State Practice	p. 222
Conclusion	p. 225
A Workable Regime	p. 225
The Way Forward	p. 227
Bibliography	p. 229
Index	p. 247
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