Abstract
Port State Control (PSC) signifies the competence of the port State to legislate and /or seek to enforce its jurisdiction over vessels calling at its ports1. It deserves a special mention that there is no general right of access to ports under international law and that, implicitly, States are entitled to regulate and deny access to their ports2.
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See Alan Boyle, EU Unilateralism and the Law of the Sea, Marius (Scandinavian Institute of Maritime Law) no 330, 245 (2004).
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Article 5 of the Convention on the High Seas (1958). Emphasis added.
See Iliana Christodoulou-Varotsi, Port State Control of Labour and Social Conditions: Measures which can be Taken by Port States in Keeping with International Law (a study commissioned by the ILO), Annuaire de Droit Maritime et Océanique, Tome XXI, 2003, 251–285.
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See Dr. Z. Oya Ozçayir, The Role of Port State Control, 8 Int’l Mar. L. 5, 147–159 (2001).
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(2008). General overview. In: Maritime Work Law Fundamentals: Responsible Shipowners, Reliable Seafarers. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-72751-4_7
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