IMO has presented the
maritime legal regimes with relevance to transnational crime and migration at
the third Asia Pacific Workshop on the Law of Armed Conflict at Sea, in
Surabaya, Indonesia (21 September). IMO’s Jan de Boer highlighted the
importance of various international treaties, including the United Nations
Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), IMO’s key maritime safety convention
SOLAS, as well as other related instruments regarding search and rescue,
salvage, facilitation of maritime traffic, and unlawful acts against safety of navigation.
This conference is held from 19-23 September and is organized by the Indonesian
Navy and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).