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44 Tul. Mar. L.J. 107 (2019-2020)
Reviewing Law of Armed Conflict at Sea and Warfare in New Domains and New Measures: Submarine Cables, Merchant Missile Ships, and Unmanned Marine Systems

handle is hein.journals/tulmar44 and id is 117 raw text is: Reviewing Law ofArmed Conflict at Sea and Warfare in New Domains and New Measures: Submarine Cables, Merchant Missile Ships, and Unmanned Marine Systems Commander Yusuke Saito* I. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................. 107 II. NEW DOMAIN AND LOAC AT SEA: TARGETING SUBMARINE CABLES AND PIPELINES ON THE SEABED......................................... 109 A. Submarine Cables and Pipelines as Critical Infrastructure.................................................................... 109 B. International Law Concerning Submarine Cables and Pipelines in Peacetime .............................................. 110 C. International Law Concerning Submarine Cables and Pipelines in Armed Conflict....................................... 112 D. Legal Issues in Peacetime and in Armed Conflict............ 113 Elf. NEW MEASURES AND LOAC AT SEA: MERCHANT MISSILE S H IPS ................................................................................................. 1 16 A. A Proposed New Measurefor Maritime Operations........ 116 B. Current Legal Framework of Warships and D ecep tion .......................................................................... 117 C. Examination ofthe Legality ofMerchant Missile Ships andImplications.....................................................118 IV. NEW TECHNOLOGY AND LOAC AT SEA: UNMANNED M ARITIM E SYSTEM ........................................................................... 120 A. Military Unmanned Maritime Systems Today.................. 120 B. Legal Issues of UM Ss ....................................................... 122 V . C ON CLU SION ....................................................................................123 I. INTRODUCTION About thirty years ago, Natalino Ronzitti recognized the neglect of the traditional law regarding the regulation of international armed conflicts * ©2019 Commander Yusuke Saito. Commander Saito, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, is a legal staff officer of the Office of Legal Affairs General, Joint Staff, Self-Defense Force. The views expressed in this Article are ofthe author alone and do not necessarily reflect the stance of the SDF. 107

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