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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
I get tired of the whole International Law debate. To me International Law ends when it effects the security of my nation. To me, Israel has a right to inspect those ships for possible weapons smuggling, since Hamas especially have shown that their very astute in keeping thier members heavily armed.
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The whole international law debate is beyond tiring. Anyone who has ever taken even an entry level course in international law knows the entire thing is unsettled and the laws are anything but precise.
International law is just an extension of international relations, in general. If a boat is within your EEZ and declared that it is intends to head into your waters with random cargo, there may not technically be a law allowing you to board the ship, but there isn't one that says you can't do it either.
Naval laws in general are wide open. Canada even managed to give manipulate the "law" to give themselves authority to board a ship outside their EEZ in 1995.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbot_War
Basically every international law breaks down to this: Don't take unecessary military measures....unless you feel you have to. The laws can be easily manipulated in the Israeli/Palestinian conflict to show that either is right. In other words it's a waste of time.