Published 2005-10-05
Keywords
- terrorism,
- maritime security,
- border security,
- counter-terrorism,
- New Zealand Defence Force
- UNCLOS 1982,
- SOLAS 1974,
- International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code 2002,
- Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Maritime Navigation,
- Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Fixed Platforms Located on the Continental Shelf,
- Maritime Crimes Act 1999 (NZ),
- territorial sea,
- International Terrorism (Emergency Powers) Act 1987,
- Customs and Excise Act 1996 (NZ),
- right of self-defence ...More
Abstract
This paper was presented as part of Business Session 4, on the topic of 'Maritime law and the military', which was chaired by Alan Sherlock.
In this paper, Griggs examines the legal framework under which various military assets recently acquired by the New Zealand Government, and other existing force elements of the New Zealand Defence Force, may contribute to the security of New Zealand's maritime borders against an old but increasingly dangerous threat - maritime terrorism. In the latter part of the paper, in particular, Griggs looks at the domestic laws which the New Zealand Defence Force, supporting Police and Customs, could use to defeat terrorism within New Zealand's maritime borders.