The Iranian Review for Law of the Sea and Maritime Policy

1. Editor in Chief’s Foreword for the First Number of the Iranian Review for Law of the Sea and Maritime Policy

Volume 1, Issue 1 , Winter and Spring 2020, Pages 1-4

http://dx.doi.org/10.22034/irlsmp.2020.110160

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It is my great pleasure to write the foreword for the first number of the Iranian Review for Law of the Sea and Maritime Policy (IRLSMP).The IRLSMP’s principal mission is to contribute ... Read More

2. Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing in the Exclusive Economic Zone; Legal Analysis of the International Tribunal for Law of the Sea’s Approach in Its Advisory Opinion of 2 April 2015

Zakieh Taghizadeh

Volume 1, Issue 1 , Winter and Spring 2020, Pages 5-42

http://dx.doi.org/10.22034/irlsmp.2020.109575

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The global issue of Sustainable marine fisheries is considered as common concern to humankind. The emergence and persistence of noncompliant fisheries practices conveniently labelled ... Read More

3. An Analysis of the Legal Aspects of the Mandatory Audit Scheme imposed upon the member States of the International Maritime Organization

Hamidreza Akbarpoor; Seyed Bagher Mirabbasi; Ehsan Kamrani

Volume 1, Issue 1 , Winter and Spring 2020, Pages 43-76

http://dx.doi.org/10.22034/irlsmp.2020.109619

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All various functions of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) can be categorized into two types: legislation and regulation. IMO’s regulatory function includes different ... Read More

4. Presenting the Theory of Maritime Civilization, A Criticism of the Sea Power Theory

Alireza Alipour

Volume 1, Issue 1 , Winter and Spring 2020, Pages 77-106

http://dx.doi.org/10.22034/irlsmp.2020.109620

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Today, there is a need for a new approach toward the sea and sea-based sustainable development. Alfred Mahan, by presenting the theory of Sea Power, made the politicians pay special ... Read More Today, there is a need for a new approach toward the sea and sea-based sustainable development. Alfred Mahan, by presenting the theory of Sea Power, made the politicians pay special attention to the sea and navigation. To present the theory of Maritime Civilization, a theory building framework was used. The framework includes three steps, from the Descriptive stage (Observation, Categorization, and Association), to the Normative stage, based on the theoretical basis of the research. The present study, while confirming the positive points of the Alfred Mahan''s Sea Power theory, criticized the nature of thoughts behind the theory. By extracting the necessary terms from literature and research background confirming the positive and negative points of the Sea Power theory and by considering the framework of theory building in Management Science research, a theory called "Maritime Civilization" was presented instead of the Sea Power theory. The results of the study indicated that Sea Power theory has good positive points, however, Alfred Mahan''s approach to the sea is an authoritarian and domineering perspective that, firstly, contradicts values and ethics; secondly, the present discussions about sustainable development and the Green Environment criticize the Sea Power theory. Thus, the theory of Maritime Civilization is presented, according to which the maritime civilization is a civilization in which the intellectual, scientific, industrial, social, economic and political movements are created in conjunction with the sea and the marine environment. Using a set of capacities and resources, this civilization seeks to enjoy a sustainable sea exploitation in order to turn the human and the marine community into a peaceful community. This is a preliminary theory, and for assessing its validity, the views of five experts from the Marine Science universities were used, which necessitates further investigation by other researchers in the future

5. Analysis of the ISPS Code and Its Implementation: Case Study of Malaysia and South Korea

Farhad Talaie; Maral Javidbakht

Volume 1, Issue 1 , Winter and Spring 2020, Pages 107-148

http://dx.doi.org/10.22034/irlsmp.2020.109663

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Following the terrorist attacks of 9/11, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) was faced with the issue of maritime security against terrorist incidents. Accordingly, it adopted ... Read More

6. Localization of the Sustainable Development Goals in the Persian Gulf Marine Environment: Challenges and Opportunities

Shima Naderi; Maryam Afshari; Abbas Poorhashemi; Parvin Farshchi

Volume 1, Issue 1 , Winter and Spring 2020, Pages 149-186

http://dx.doi.org/10.22034/irlsmp.2020.109680

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Localization of sustainable development goals could reasonably provide a framework to how local and regional governments meet their requirements in respective jurisdictions. Due to ... Read More

7. The Legitimacy of Using Naval Mines Technology during Peacetime in the Light of Developments in International Law of the Seas

Behzad Seify

Volume 1, Issue 1 , Winter and Spring 2020, Pages 175-208

http://dx.doi.org/10.22034/irlsmp.2020.105343

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Naval mining technology is one of the tools that have a dual function. And an effective tool in times of peace and crisis as well as during the war that the eighth convention of The ... Read More

8. The Consideration of Maritime Labor Convention Standards for social rights and employment of Seafarers

Mohammad Hossein Zarie; Amir Nezam Barati

Volume 1, Issue 1 , Winter and Spring 2020, Pages 221-240

http://dx.doi.org/10.22034/irlsmp.2020.119953

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According to statistics, More than 80% percent of the world’s goods are transferred by merchant ship lines. As reported by the latest statistics in 2020, Some 11 billion tons ... Read More According to statistics, More than 80% percent of the world’s goods are transferred by merchant ship lines. As reported by the latest statistics in 2020, Some 11 billion tons of goods are transported by ship each year hence global economy is dependent on maritime transport, and its lack causing countries to face a crisis. Therefore the establishment of decent work in environments of merchant ships for seafarers has fundamental importance. Merchant ships of the world that are registered in more than 150 countries employed approximately more than 1.5 million seafarers and this industry also has 10000 seamen In Iran that in general, they considered as marine workers. The findings of this study show that the Maritime Labor Convention enacted minimum standards for living and working environments for seafarers at the international level. This convention is considered the fourth pillar of maritime international regulation that created to help in establishing a situation for decent work. In fact, the convention expresses fundamental rights and principles that seafarers faced in relation to the condition of work and living onboard. Therefore, they have rights that should observe by ship owners and the state flag has to confirm the situation of ships with the requirement of the convention. In addition, in maritime decent work, that seafarers having a job, they will be entitled to have the right of social support and social discourse. In other words, other factors in the work's environment, including freedom of assembly and of association, the prohibition of discrimination in employment, the observance of the minimum age, the prohibition of children under 16, the minimum wage proportional to the minimum subsistence, the existence of social security, unemployment insurance, rehabilitation, empowerment of women through the acquisition of appropriate job opportunities and the existence of social dialogue between the employer, the employee, and the government is also mandatory.

9. Disarmament, Weapons Control and Defense Diplomacy in the Views and Thoughts of Imam Khomeini

Hadi Ebrahimi; Abolghasem Abolghasem

Volume 1, Issue 1 , Winter and Spring 2020, Pages 229-239

http://dx.doi.org/10.22034/irlsmp.2020.120286

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Ensuring defense and security in the international system of disarmament and arms control is one of the most vital areas at the heart of international policy. Defense and security are ... Read More

10. Dimensions of the Contractor’s Activities in the “Area” based on Seabed Disputes Chamber’s Jurisprudence and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea’s Provisions

Javad Salehi

Volume 1, Issue 1 , Winter and Spring 2020, Pages 241-258

http://dx.doi.org/10.22034/irlsmp.2020.122128

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Exploitation, Exploration and Extraction of the Area resources is subject to the provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. States Parties to the United Nations ... Read More

11. The Considerations Voyage Charter Party According to International Maritime Law

Hassan Nikpour

Volume 1, Issue 1 , Winter and Spring 2020

http://dx.doi.org/10.22034/irlsmp.2021.272839.1030

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The attempts will be made to compare and analyze the provisions and clauses of the different charter parties, demonstrate and disclose some of the disputable problems in the standpoint ... Read More

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12. A Socioeconomic Analysis of Piracy in the Northern Indian Ocean and its Solutions under International Law

Ali Tabatabaei; Alireza Arashpour; sasan seyrafi; Saber Savaadkoohi

Volume 1, Issue 1 , Winter and Spring 2020

http://dx.doi.org/10.22034/irlsmp.2021.251568.1020

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Maritime transport has become significant as the backbone of global trade and, consequently, globalization, which is the basis of the globalizing project of the economy, which, with ... Read More

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1. Editor in Chief’s Foreword for the First Number of the Iranian Review for Law of the Sea and Maritime Policy

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2. Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing in the Exclusive Economic Zone; Legal Analysis of the International Tribunal for Law of the Sea’s Approach in Its Advisory Opinion of 2 April 2015

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3. An Analysis of the Legal Aspects of the Mandatory Audit Scheme imposed upon the member States of the International Maritime Organization

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4. Presenting the Theory of Maritime Civilization, A Criticism of the Sea Power Theory

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5. Analysis of the ISPS Code and Its Implementation: Case Study of Malaysia and South Korea

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6. Localization of the Sustainable Development Goals in the Persian Gulf Marine Environment: Challenges and Opportunities

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7. The Legitimacy of Using Naval Mines Technology during Peacetime in the Light of Developments in International Law of the Seas

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8. The Consideration of Maritime Labor Convention Standards for social rights and employment of Seafarers

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9. Disarmament, Weapons Control and Defense Diplomacy in the Views and Thoughts of Imam Khomeini

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10. Dimensions of the Contractor’s Activities in the “Area” based on Seabed Disputes Chamber’s Jurisprudence and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea’s Provisions

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11. The Considerations Voyage Charter Party According to International Maritime Law

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12. A Socioeconomic Analysis of Piracy in the Northern Indian Ocean and its Solutions under International Law

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