What laws dictate the ocean?

Asked by ddude1116 (5575

) May 11th, 2011

Say, you’re in open waters, floating in the center of the Atlantic Ocean, with no vessel in sight. Are there technically laws there? How is ocean territory determined, if it is determined at all?

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It’s not the wild west. See here.

bob_ (21939

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Admiralty Laws.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Admiralty_law

Also: International Law.
For instance, piracy is against the law of nations since the 18th century.
http://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/b/blackstone/william/comment/book4.5.html

weeveeship (4665

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JELLY LAW!

iamthemob (17221

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@iamthemob Man, that sea dude doesn’t fuck around.

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Yes, gills, oxygen tanks, or boats (ships, or subs) needed to operate in ocean waters
2nd law. Not all sea life plays well with others.
3rd law, The ocean can be a bitch. Muphys law rules.
otherwise what @bob said

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