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In this comparative study of shipping interdiction, Douglas Guilfoyle considers the State action of stopping, searching and arresting foreign flag vessels and crew on the high seas in cases such as piracy, slavery, drug smuggling, fisheries management, migrant smuggling, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and maritime terrorism. Interdiction raises important questions of jurisdiction, including: how permission to board a foreign vessel is obtained; whether boarding State or flag State law applies during the interdiction (or whether both apply); and which State has jurisdiction to prosecute any crimes discovered. Rules on the use of force and protection of human rights, compensation for wrongful interdiction and the status of boarding State officers under flag State law are also examined. A unified and practical view is taken of the law applicable across existing interdiction regimes based on an extensive survey of state practice.

Seizure of vessels and cargoes. --- Jurisdiction over ships at sea. --- Maritime law --- Law enforcement. --- Cargoes, Seizure of --- Seizure of cargoes --- Vessels, Seizure of --- Jurisdiction over ships at sea --- Enforcement of law --- Criminal justice, Administration of --- Freedom of the seas --- International law --- Ships --- War, Maritime (International law) --- Criminal provisions. --- Nationality --- Policing --- Seizure of vessels and cargoes --- Law enforcement --- Criminal provisions --- Law --- General and Others --- Maritime law - Criminal provisions