There has been a recent increase in clashes between warships asserting rights to navigate and states asserting sovereignty over coastal waters. This book argues

Navigational rights and freedoms have been central to the development of the law of the sea since the original debates over whether the seas were `open' or `clo

The Free Sea offers a unique, single-volume analysis of incidents in American history that affected U.S. freedom of navigation at sea. The book spans more than

Conventions covering the law of the sea contain provisions on compensation for wrongful interferences with navigation, though they are rarely applied. This book

The need for freedoms of navigation in regional waters is frequently mentioned in statements from regional forums, but a common understanding of what constitute