Maritime Law

BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) — A Chinese political advisor has called for the early establishment of a Ministry of Oceans in China to strengthen maritime law enforcement and exploration activities on the high seas. Chen Mingyi, a member of the … Continue reading →

Co-­‐author Ben Halpern, Director of UCSB’s Center for Marine Assessment and Planning and Research Scientist at NCEAS adds, “It also validates the efforts by Massachusetts to implement their law and strongly supports other states and the …

A former Marine who attacked his wife in a judge’s chambers during … CBS Miami reports Judge Geoffrey Cohen called Paul Gonzalez’s actions “an outrage.” “It was in a court of law where people for hundreds of years have been … Continue reading →

a sister, Alice Mae Hopper, Baldwin, Mo.; and special friends, Jim and Sharon Gieseking of Marine. He was preceded in death by is parents; sons-in-law, David M. Finley, who died on Sept. 30, 1991, and Roger L. Vosholler, who died … Continue reading →

ONE of Queensland’s richest men has been accused of ignoring a basic maritime law and severely injuring another water user on the Gold Coast’s Broadwater, a court has been told. ADCO Constructions founder Robert Owen Hill who is worth an … Continue reading →

French chargé d’affaires, Tudor Alexis (right), recently paid an official visit to the International Maritime Law Institute, based at the University in Msida. Accompanied by French counsellor of cultural affairs Dominique Freslon, Mr Alexis met with …

A Moriori leader says the Government’s drive to expand oil and gas exploration will exploit the Chatham Islands – and people there will receive little, if any, of the benefits. The Hokotehi Moriori Trust Board chairman has made a submission … Continue reading →

A South Florida former marine will spend 15 years in prison for viciously … “[The attack] was in a court of law where people for hundreds of years have been coming to peaceably resolve their disputes where people have an … Continue reading →

WASHINGTON (AP) — At least six advertisers have pulled sponsorship from Rush Limbaugh’s talk show and Republicans are distancing themselves from him after Limbaugh’s verbal attack on a Georgetown University law student. Now Limbaugh is …

Boating Law – Boat registration; boating regulation; hull identification number; required boat safety equipment; operating safely and reporting accidents; protecting the marine environment; Federal boat law; state boating laws; personal watercraft requirements.