Why are maritime laws failing to secure the seas? | Show Types

Wars and territorial disputes are rewriting the foundations of worldwide transport.

From the Strait of Hormuz to the Panama Canal, and the Purple Sea to the Black Sea, maritime visitors is underneath growing menace.

Is transport turning into the brand new world battleground? And why are the decades-old legal guidelines governing the seas failing?

Presenter: James Bays

Visitors:

Rockford Weitz – director of the Fletcher Research programme at Tufts College

George Theocharidis – professor of maritime legislation and coverage on the World Maritime College

Stavros Karamperidis – affiliate professor in maritime economics at Plymouth College