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Territorial Waters and Maritime Zones (Amendment) Bill, 2021 was placed in parliament today to make the existing law a more time-befitting one.

Dr. Daniel E. Smith III and Denita L. Jones Share: The challenges of environmental compliance can be complex for any facility at any specific location on the globe. For example, consider the ACME manufacturing facility located in Anytown, USA. ACME must identify local, state, and federal environmental compliance requirements and may also need to mitigate potential common law tort liability risks associated with its facility. These multijurisdictional requirements and risks can sometimes ov...

China’s New Coast Guard Law and Implications for Maritime Security in the East and South China Seas Introduction The Standing Committee of China’s National People’s Congress passed the China Coast Guard (CCG) Law (海警法) on Jan. 22, and the law is scheduled to take effect on Feb. 1. The new law hasn’t attracted tons of attention, but it violates the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). The change builds on other shifts that have militarized China’s maritime la...

China Ship Armed With Autocannon Enters Japanese Waters, Harasses Fishing Vessel On 2/16/21 at 8:02 AM EST Two Chinese coast guard ships—including one armed with an "autocannon"—entered Japans territorial waters for the second successive day Tuesday and harassed a Japanese fishing vessel, according to reports from Tokyo. The Chinese government vessels joined two other China Coast Guard ships that had entered and remained in the contiguous zone adjacent to the waters of the Japan-controlled ...

CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Venezuela said Monday that two Guyanese fishing vessels captured...

Author: AFP|Update: 25.01.2021 18:30 Guyana / © AFP Venezuela said Monday that two Guyanese fishing vessels captured by its navy last week were caught "red handed" fishing illegally in Venezuelan waters, a claim rejected by its smaller neighbor. The standoff is the latest episode in a century-old territorial dispute between the two South American countries, which has heated up since US oil giant ExxonMobile discovered crude oil in the reg...

CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Venezuela said Monday that two Guyanese fishing vessels captured...

Article by Social Share Georgetown – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed reports that two Guyanese registered fishing vessels – the Lady Nayera and the Sea Wolf – operating off the coast of Waini Point within Guyana’s Exclusive Economic Zone, were recently  intercepted by Venezuelan naval vessel Commandante Hugo Chavez GC 24. In a statement, late Saturday, the ministry said the captains of both fishing vessels were instructed to chart a course to Port Guiria where the ...

Guyana says Venezuela detained two fishing vessels in its waters