Abstract

This chapter highlights how old ideas about what is permitted in war continue to play a role when it comes to the use of force against merchant shipping and seizing such ships and their cargo on the high seas. It considers how claims related to the law of blockade and contraband blur the distinction between military objectives and civilian objects. The chapter ends with suggestions for an overhaul of the rules on seizure of enemy and neutral ships and the cargoes they are transporting.

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