Operational Maritime Law

The Operational Maritime Law Volumes, an independent series in the field of public international maritime law, bridges the gap between operators and legal practitioners in an effort to further legal understanding and international cooperation for a better, safer, maritime domain. At first glance international law provides a well-defined framework for military action. However, it is all too evident from day-to-day practice in any operation that application is a nontrivial task. It is rather the key challenge, governed by each particular situation as well as individual legal interpretations.  As modern threats become more complex and naval assets increasingly protect and defend against threats from both State and non-State actors, it intrinsically becomes more evident that further study and review of current maritime law is necessary. Bearing in mind that all naval operations are bound by international law, having knowledge of the legal boundaries of military operations and responses is paramount.   The Operational Maritime Law Volumes are independently peer-reviewed by international reviewers and contain contributions on topics addressing all aspects of operational maritime law inside and outside armed conflict. The aim is to provide a forum for military and legal experts to publish new research advancing legal discourse, as well as analysis of current issues, in order to create a comprehensive compilation of articles, reports, findings, and documents.   The volumes contain contributions from international experts as authors, ranging from international law professors and adjunct professors; university researchers; to operational law practitioners, who provide robust analyses, insights, and offer new conclusions on topics that are directly relevant for navy operations that are carried out in the 21st Century. The organizing principles of the series are two-fold. First, to examine so far unsolved legal questions in an effort to provide guidelines for the conduct of maritime operations. Second, the volume creates a reference book for general education on the law of naval operations as well as a comprehensive source for operational handbooks and military planning.  The full range of analysis of operational maritime law is one of this series’ strengths. The approach in dealing with multiple legal issues across the domains of command and control, civil military cooperation, operational necessities and legal restraints, framed in a clear and consistent principal-agent analysis, and written by scholars across multiple disciplines, demonstrates how military operations at sea can legally be executed. The series is focused on the operational and tactical level making it distinctly a unique work in the market.