Maritime Law

Benefits of joining the Law of the Sea Convention – Thehill.com

These maritime treaties are the tools for implementing and enforcing … The Coast Guard is responsible for enforcing the nation’s laws on the waters and vessels over which we have jurisdiction, and our reach is global. The Coast Guard stops … Continue reading

Who Was Deadly Standoff Suspect Jim Ferrario? – msnbc.com

“Based upon the evidence located in the residence and the positioning of that evidence, all indicators strongly suggest Ferrario was planning a fatal confrontation with law enforcement … Store Fitting Rooms Marine Wife’s Death Stuns Neighbors In …

‘Lucky One’ Review: It’s Got Sparks (and a Grown-Up Zac Efron), But No Charm – YAHOO!

An ex-Marine left feeling psychologically shaky after three tours … Meanwhile, her possessive ex-husband (J.R. Ferguson, of TV’s “Mad Men”), a law man with a father who is a powerful local judge, keeps coming round and threatening to cause trouble.

Cruise Ship Didn’t Aid Drifting Boat, Passengers Say – NPR News

The third fisherman, Fernando Osario, 16, died five days later. ‘Three People Were Alive’ International maritime law clearly requires ships that come upon other vessels in distress to render assistance, if they can do so without endangering themselves.

Richards graduate returns a newly minted Marine – Chicago Sun-Times

Ramos, who plans to use the college tuition benefits that come with military service to one day go to law school, spared few details in recalling her experiences at Parris Island. “It’s the Marine Corps. It’s a challenge,” said Ramos, … Continue reading

China rejects Manila’s claims over South China shoal – Waterbury Republican-American

BEIJING — China said Wednesday that the Philippines is violating maritime law by claiming a shoal in the South China Sea and dismissed Manila’s request to take the dispute to an international court. “We believe it runs counter to historical … Continue reading

A Response to Critics on the Founding Fathers and Health Insurance Mandates – The Plank on TNR.com

To be sure, later cases have held that Congress also has power to modify any judicial maritime common law, reasoning that this Congressional power is necessary and proper to regulate the judicial power to decide maritime cases. But these later … Continue reading

Sierra Leone: Ministry of Marine Resources and Fisheries – Minister Soccoh Kabia Speaks – AllAfrica.com

The FV Sterenn was nabbed by a Sierra Leonean boarding team of the USS Simpson as part of a United States Navy African Maritime Law Enforcement Partnership (AMLEP) mission commissioned to SL. Illegal fishing costs the nation about $30 million … Continue reading

Chronicle of a trial foretold: Breivik is following his manifesto’s script – The Christian Science Monitor

The uniform is to include a US Marine Corp dress jacket in dark blue or black … end up as anything else than a formality where the goal can be to change the law, forcing the parliament of that country … Continue reading

Brittany Killgore Update: Body found is Marine’s wife, coroner’s office says – CBS News

Law enforcement officials have given few details about the … Killgore disappeared shortly after filing for divorce from her husband, a 22-year-old Marine deployed to Afghanistan. Her body was found in brush near Lake Skinner in Riverside …