Maritime Interception and U.N. Sanctions: Resolving Issues in the Persian Gulf War, the Conflict in the Former Yugoslavia, and the Haiti Crisis

This research monograph is an important contribution to the legal understanding of the embargo and the maritime interception and blockade. Different forms of maritime operations are described and distinguished from each other both in theory and in operation. The development of hte maritime interception and its use in the Persian Gulf, the former Yugoslavia and Haiti settings are described at length. Professor Fielding also examines the further development and clarification of UN Charter principles regarding this subject matter during the post cold war era. A larger role for the interception is advocated by the author, as the Security Council engages itself more frequently in disputes at an earlier stage of their development. The core of the research is based on the post World War II events such as the Korean War, Cuban Missile Crisis, the Gulf War, the Conflict in the Former Yugoslavia and Haiti. International Conventions are discussed and an extensive bibliography is included.