History and role of the Flag State The flag of a ship has, from earliest days, provided an indication of that vessel’s nationality – the country under which it derived its legal status and whose laws ...
FLAG STATE RESPONSIBILITIES AND SEAFARERS’ RIGHTS
Seafarers and the Criminal Law
It is an inherent risk in the working lives of seafarers that they may be subjected to criminal charges either of a professional or a non-professional nature. Seafaring is transnational by nature. As ...
Abandonment of Seafarers
The problem of abandonment The problem of abandoned seafarers is a stark one of human hardship. The International Labour Organization (ILO) keeps a database of cases of abandonment and, given the ...