Italian marines case 2012. Flashcards

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Background?

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2 italians shot the fishermen thinking they were ‘pirates’.

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recent judgement of SC?

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August 2020 : would close the criminal trial of the Marines in India only after the victims’ families were heard and paid a ‘hefty’ compensation.

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Central government’s stand?

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will “accept and abide” by an international tribunal’s award that the Marines should be tried in their native Italy.

-India is bound by United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).

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About UNCLOS?

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  • Started 1982 AKA Law of seas
  • only international convention which stipulates a framework for state jurisdiction in maritime spaces. -> Mhnje konache adhikar kuth paryant astil he ya law under define kelay
  • divides sea in five main zones namely- Internal Waters, Territorial Sea, Contiguous Zone, Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and the High Seas.
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Under UNCLOS

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https://www.drishtiias.com/images/uploads/1577089572_image2.jpg

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About ITLOS?

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https://cdn1.byjus.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/ITLOS-1.jpg

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