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70 U. Toronto Fac. L. Rev. 10 (2012)
Practice Makes Custom: A Closer Look at the Traditional Law of Naval Blockade

handle is hein.journals/utflr70 and id is 68 raw text is: PRACTICE MAKES CUSTOM: A CLOSER LOOK AT THE TRADITIONAL
LAW OF NAVAL BLOCKADE
IAN KENNEDY*
I.     INTRODUCTION                                                 13
II.    WHY THE DESUETUDE OF TRADITIONAL BLOCKADE LAW MA1TERS        14
i. The Gaza Blockade                                        15
ii. The Fragmentation of International Law                  16
III.   THE ARGUMENT THAT TRADITIONAL BLOCKADE RULES ARE
CUSTOMARY INTERNATIONAL LAW                                 18
i. The London Declaration and the San Remo Manual           18
ii. A Critical Assessment of the London Declaration         19
iii. A Critical Assessment of the San Remo Manual           21
IV.    THE FORMATION AND MAINTENANCE OF CUSTOMARY
INTERNATIONAL LAW                                           22
V.     STATE PRACTICE, OPINIO JURIS, AND NAVAL BLOCKADES           24

i. State practice and opinio juris in arguments for
traditional blockade law
ii. State practice and opinio juris during blockades
a. The World Wars
b. The Chinese Civil War, 1949
c. Korean War, 1950-1953
d. Arab-Israeli War, 1967
e. India-Pakistan War 1971
f. Vietnam War, 1972
g. Arab-Israeli War, 1973
h. Iran-Iraq War 1980-1988
i. Israel-lebanon War 2006

UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO FACULTY OF LAW REVIEW

VOL. 70 (2)

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