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Record 1 2018-03-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of the Sea
  • War and Peace (International Law)
DEF

... the right conferred by international maritime usage on the warships of all nations to approach, in cases of suspicion, a merchant vessel on the high seas in order to assure themselves of her nationality.

OBS

right of approach: expression reproduced from the Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit de la mer
  • Guerre et paix (Droit international)
DEF

Droit pour un navire de manœuvrer de façon à pouvoir reconnaître les signes extérieurs de la nationalité d'un autre navire.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho del mar
  • Guerra y paz (Derecho internacional)
DEF

Derecho de acercarse al navío para la comprobación externa de la nacionalidad.

OBS

derecho a aproximarse (a un buque).

OBS

derecho de reconocimiento (de un buque).

OBS

derecho a aproximarse; derecho de reconocimiento: expresiones y observación reproducidas del Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos con la autorización de la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas en Ginebra.

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