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Short
title |
Saiga case (No. 1) |
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Parties |
Saint
Vincent and the Grenadines |
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Guinea |
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Forum |
International
Tribunal for the Law of the Sea |
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Date |
4 December
1997 |
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Reported |
ITLOS
Reports, Vol. 1 |
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Summary |
Summary |
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Abstract |
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The was the
first case to
come before the Tribunal
and was a request by Saint Vincent and
Grenadines that its vessel M/V
Saiga be promptly released
following its detention by Guinean
authorities. The Saiga was not
itself a fishing vessel but an oil tanker providing support to
fishing vessels operating in the area.
The Tribunal ordered the prompt release of the vessel upon the
posting of a reasonable bond or security, which it assessed to
be (1) the amount of gasoil
discharged from the Saiga; and (2) the amount of
US$ 400,000.
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Bibliographic references |
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E. Brown, 'The M/V 'Saiga' case on prompt release of detained vessels: the first Judgment
of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea'(1988)
22 Marine Policy 307
B. Oxman, 'The M/V Saiga'
(1998) 92 American Journal of International Law 278
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