NIRMA UNIVERSITY

INSTITUTE OF LAW
B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) Programme
Academic Year !""#"
Semes$er % &
MARITIME LAW
". In$erna' (a$ers
)eaning
)ari$ime Bo*ndar+
Base'ine conce,$ - de$ermina$ion o. /ase'ine
Innocen$ ,assage - sco,e o. coas$a' s$a$e in$er.erence
0egime o. mari$ime ,or$s
Por$ s$a$e 1*risdic$ion - ci2i' and crimina'
A$$ac3men$ o. s3i,s - arres$ o. s3i,s
Access o. .oreign s3i,s $o ,or$s
S3i,s in dis$ress
4*aran$ine reg*'a$ion
La(s go2erning in India .or )ari$ime
o 5arriers Ac$, "678
o )a1or Por$s 0eg*'a$or+ A*$3ori$+ Ac$, !!9
o )erc3an$ S3i,,ing Ac$, "986
o T3e In'and :esse's Ac$, "9"; (" o. "9";)
o T3e Indian Por$s Ac$ "9!6 ("8 o. "9!6)
o T3e )ari$ime <ones o. India (0eg*'a$ion o. Fis3ing B+ Foreign :esse's) Ac$,
"96"
o T3e Seamens=s Pro2iden$ F*nd Ac$
o >*1ara$ )ari$ime Board Ac$, "96".
o 5os$a' <one 0eg*'a$ions
o 0o'e o. Indian )ari$ime Organisa$ion
. Terri$oria' (a$ers
$erri$oria' sea- conce,$ and de2e'o,men$
(id$3, con.'ic$ing c'aims o. coas$a' s$a$es
coas$a' s$a$e 1*risdic$ions
access o. s3i,s $o $3e $erri$oria' sea
scien$i.ic researc3- 1*risdic$ion on
?. 5on$ig*o*s <one
conce,$ and re'e2ance in ,resen$ $imes
"
coas$a' s$a$e 1*risdic$ion o2er c*s$oms and 'a( and order con.ined $o con$ig*o*s or
no$
@. EAc'*si2e Economic <one
Be.ini$ion and 1*risdic$ion
8. Be'imi$a$ion o. )ari$ime Bo*ndar+
o,,osi$e s$a$e
ad1acen$ s$a$e
eC*i$a/'e doc$rine
regiona' agreemen$
7. 5on$inen$a' S3e'.
Be2e'o,men$ o. $3e conce,$
coas$a' s$a$e c'aim- 'ega' /asis
s*/merged $erri$or+ $3eor+
con$ig*o*s area $3eor+
recogni$ion o. $3e s$a$e c'aim o2er sea /ed and s*/soi'
na$*re o. $3e s$a$e rig3$s
(id$3 and 'imi$s
1*risdic$ion o2er .oreign s3i,s
,ro$ec$ion o. eC*i,men$ and ins$a''a$ions
scien$i.ic researc3
;. In$erna$iona' S$rai$s and Arc3i,e'agos
0egime o. in$erna$iona' s$rai$s
Transi$ ,assage
D*risdic$ion o. coas$a' s$a$es
Arc3i,e'agos- )eaning
Bis$inc$ion .rom is'ands
Arc3i,e'ago (a$ers
innocen$ ,assage
0eso*rce 1*risdic$ion
Sma'' Is'ands
6. In$erna$iona' Fis3eries
con.'ic$ing s$a$e c'aims
migra$or+ s,ecies
marine mamma's
seden$ar+ s,ecies
Pro$ec$ion o. endangered s,ecies
in$erna$iona' co#o,era$ion .or conser2a$ion

o,$im*m *$i'iEa$ion and s*r,'*s s3aring

.is3eries in 3ig3 seas
s,ecia' ,ro$ec$ion
o A$'an$ic Ocean
o Paci.ic Ocean
9. Hig3 Seas
5once,$ o. ,a$rimonia' sea and common 3eri$age o. manFind
access $o 3ig3 seas- con.'ic$ /e$(een mari$ime s$a$es and 'and 'ocFed s$a$es
Pirac+
Ho$ P*rs*i$
In$erna$iona' sea /ed a*$3ori$+- cons$i$*$ion, ,o(er and 1*risdic$ion
eA,'ora$ion and eA,'oi$a$ion o. sea /ed
,ioneer in2es$ors
"!. 5onser2a$ion and EA,'oi$a$ion o. )ari$ime 0eso*rces
Li2ing and Non# Li2ing reso*rces- Im,or$ance, Ginds
5onser2a$ion and managemen$ o. $3e reso*rces
D*risdic$ion
o Pro/'ems
o Bis,*$e se$$'emen$ mec3anism
EA,'oi$a$ion o. $3e reso*rces
o Trans.er o. $ec3no'og+ as a $oo' .or eA,'oi$a$ion
o D*risdic$ion
o Limi$a$ions
)arine ,o''*$ion
o )eaning and i$s im,ac$
o Ginds
o Po''*$ion
o Acciden$s a$ sea
o Tes$s
o 5on$ro' and En.orcemen$
"". In$erna$iona' Sea Tri/*na' $o se$$'e dis,*$es.
References:-
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Orrego :ic*na, T3e 53anging In$erna$iona' La( o. $3e Hig3 seas Fis3eries ("999),
5am/ridge
Ian Bro(n'ie, Princi,'es o. P*/'ic In$erna$iona' La( ("996) 5'arendon ,ress, oA.ord
P. 53andras3eFra 0ao, T3e Ne( La( o. )ari$ime <ones ("96?) )i'ing ,*/'ica$ions,
Ne( Be'3i
Samir )anFa/a/+, T3e In$erna$iona' S3i,,ing 0*'es ("967), 5room He'm, London
Nagendra Sing3, In$erna$iona' )ari$ime La( 5on2en$ions, :o'. I Na2iga$ion ("996?)
S$e2ens H )aA(e'', London.
)+ron H. NordC*is$ and Do3n Nor$on )oor (eds. ), Ocean Po'ic+ % Ne( Ins$i$*$ions,
53a''enges and o,,or$*ni$ies ("999), G'*(er.
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