Jurisdiction over ships : post-UNCLOS developments in the law of the sea / edited by Henrik Ringbom.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction / Henrik Ringbom -- Non-flag states as guardians of the maritme order : creeping jurisdiction of a different kind? / Robin Geiss and Christian J. Tams -- United States' bilateral shipboarding agreements: upholding law of the sea principles while updating state practice / Henning Jessen -- Sovereign immune vessels : immunities, responsibilities, and exemptions / Ted L. McDorman -- Port state jurisdiction, international conventions, and extraterritoriality : an expansive interpretation / Bevan Marten -- Assistance at sea and places of refuge for ships : reconciling competing norms / Aldo Chircop -- Excessive coastal state jurisdiction : shipboard armed security personnel / James Kraska -- The "new" arctic passages and the "old" law of the sea / Erik Franckx -- Safeguards against excessive enforcement measures in the exclusive economic zone-law and practice / James Harrison -- New maritime zones in the law of the sea / Erik J. Molenaar -- Under-utilized coastal state jurisdiction : causes and consequences / Robin Churchill -- Seafarers as an agent of change of the jurisdictional balance / Irini Papanicolopulu -- Jurisdiction, ships, and human rights treaties / Urfan Khaliq -- The role of the International Maritime Organization in defining and altering the jurisdiction of flag, coastal, and port states / Erik Rosag -- ITLOS and jurisdiction over ships / Tullio Scovazzi -- The impact of EU secondary legislation on issues concerning ships : a case study of national proceedings in respect of waste liability and insolvency / Rosa Greaves -- The European Court of Justice and its role in (re-)defining EU -- Member states' jurisdiction over ships / Alexander Proelss.