Criminal Jurisdiction on Board
When Can Port Authorities Intervene?

Port authorities may board foreign vessels only with state permission or in distress. Civil jurisdiction is absolute, but criminal reach splits: under the English Eisler precedent, full enforcement is allowed; under the French Newton & Sally rulings, only offences disturbing port order qualify. Today, consular conventions define when and how authorities act. Read more

IMO
BIMCO
Nautical Institute
gCaptain
MarineInsight