Protection of Human Life at Sea in International Law
Rescuing Maritime Migrants
$89.42
- Paperback
208 pages
- Release Date
27 August 2026
Summary
The law of the sea imposes a long-established duty to rescue persons in distress, which connotes one of the most important tools in safeguarding safety of life at sea. Other rules of international law, namely, international human rights and refugee law also come into play in drawing the legal parameters for the conduct of rescue operations.
Amid the thousands of people undertaking perilous sea journeys in search of safety, European legal responses have primarily focused on the securit…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781032940090 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1032940093 |
| Author: | Aphrodite Papachristodoulou |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Release Date: | 27 August 2026 |
| Weight: | 410g |
| Dimensions: | 156mm x 234mm |
| Series: | Law and Migration |
Aphrodite Papachristodoulou
Dr Aphrodite Papachristodoulou is Research Fellow at the Irish Centre for Human Rights, University of Galway where she completed a two year Post-Doctoral Fellowship focusing on AI Technologies in Maritime Border and Migration Management. She holds a Law degree from the University of Southampton, a Master of Laws in Maritime Law from University College London (UCL), and a PhD in Law from University College Dublin.
Dr Papachristodoulou publishes on international law issues including migration, extraterritorial human rights jurisdiction, maritime security and border technologies, and teaches at universities across Europe, including the University of Cyprus. She is a consultant to a number of national and international governmental and non-governmental organizations, and serves as Management Committee Member of the COST Action BlueRights (CA23103) (representing Cyprus).
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