Review of The International Law of the Sea by Donald R Rothwell

Abstract

In a world where piracy, drug trafficking, terrorism, nuclear tests, climate change and the acidification of the sea now threaten the liberty of ocean vessels to conduct their business, the historic rules governing the sea develop in hot pursuit of necessity. Contemporary state practices, policies and multinational disputes that further provide legal restrictions on maritime transportation and navigational freedoms, change the state of play and the commonly accepted rules, forcing the paper tiger of international law at sea to adapt