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The Oxford Handbook of Human Rights at Sea

Edited by Irini Papanicolopulu · Anna Petrig
Coming Soon Oxford University Press Available October 2026

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ISBN-13
9780198902416
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication
October 2026
Format
Hardback
Jurisdiction
U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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The Oxford Handbook of Human Rights at Sea provides the first systematic treatment of the application of human rights at sea.

It examines the general principles guiding the protection of people who are at sea--including seafarers, fishers, passengers, migrants, pirates, traffickers, scientists, and many others--alongside the application of specific rights in the maritime context, from life, liberty, health, and freedom from torture, to the rights to education and privacy.

It also explores how sources beyond human rights law, such as criminal law and maritime labour law, contribute to protecting people at sea. The volume further considers the obligations of states and other actors to uphold human rights at sea, and how these obligations can be implemented in different contexts.

It also engages with contemporary debates, including the rights of Indigenous peoples, deep seabed mining, climate change, and the instrumentalization of death at sea to prevent migration.,/p>

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Table of Contents

Part I. Introduction
CHAPTER 1:History and Concept of Human Rights at Sea
IRINI PAPANICOLOPULU and ANNA PETRIG

Part II. General Principles
CHAPTER 2:Human Dignity
MARÍA TERESA INFANTE CAFFI
CHAPTER 3:Considerations of Humanity as a General Principle of the Law of the Sea
IRINI PAPANICOLOPULU
CHAPTER 4:Freedom of the Seas
ALEXANDER PROELSS
CHAPTER 5:Jurisdiction and Human Rights at Sea
KRISTOF GOMBEER
CHAPTER 6:Equality and Non-Discrimination
GINA HEATHCOTE

Part III. Specific Rights
CHAPTER 7:The Right to Life at Sea
SELINE TREVISANUT
CHAPTER 8:The Prohibition of Torture at Sea
MALCOLM EVANS
CHAPTER 9:Slavery, Human Trafficking, and Forced Labour at Sea
VASCO BECKER-WEINBERG
CHAPTER 10:The Right to Liberty at Sea
ANNA PETRIG
CHAPTER 11:Right to Consular Protection at Sea
MARIKO KAWANO
CHAPTER 12:The Right to Seek Asylum, the Principle of Non-Refoulement, and the Prohibition of Collective Expulsion
SILVIA BORELLI
CHAPTER 13:Right to Health
SOFIA GALANI
CHAPTER 14:Right to Property
RICHARD BARNES
CHAPTER 15:Right to Privacy and Data Protection
CEDRIC RYNGAERT
CHAPTER 16:Freedom of Expression at Sea
CHIE KOJIMA
CHAPTER 17:Right to Family and Children's Rights
GABRIELA A. OANTA
CHAPTER 18:Is There a Human Right to Education at Sea?
STEVEN HAINES
CHAPTER 19:Right to a Healthy Environment
ALLA POZDNAKOVA
CHAPTER 20:The Human Rights of Women at Sea, and the Role of the Women's Convention
LIESBETH LIJNZAAD
CHAPTER 21:Right to an Effective Remedy in Maritime Settings
NATALIE KLEIN

Part IV. Sources Beyond Human Rights Law
CHAPTER 22:Maritime Law and Labour Law
MOIRA L. McCONNELL
CHAPTER 23:Criminal Law and the Protection of Human Rights at Sea
BIRGIT FELDTMANN
CHAPTER 24:Trade Law and the Protection of Human Rights at Sea
MICHAEL WAIBEL
CHAPTER 25:Business Human Rights Due Diligence Duties towards Seafarers
CAROLA GLINSKI
CHAPTER 26:The Law of Naval Warfare: Protecting Persons in Armed Conflict at Sea
BRUNO DEMEYERE

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CHAPTER 27:The Role of the Flag State in Protecting People at Sea
ANNA PETRIG
CHAPTER 28:The Role of Coastal States in Protecting Human Rights at Sea
IRINI PAPANICOLOPULU
CHAPTER 29:Port States
ARRON N. HONNIBALL
CHAPTER 30:Indigenous Peoples' Human Rights in the Sea
ANDREW ERUETI
CHAPTER 31:Non-Governmental Organisations and the Protection of Human Rights at Sea
ELIZABETH MAVROPOULOU
CHAPTER 32:Human Rights Norms and Private Non-Governmental Organisations in the Shipping Industry
KRISTINA SIIG
CHAPTER 33:Human Rights at Sea and Marine Insurance
NEIL HENDERSON
CHAPTER 34:Trade Unions and Human Rights at Sea
JONATHAN WARRING

Part VI. Global and Regional Institutions
CHAPTER 35:United Nations
GABRIELE GOETTSCHE-WANLI
CHAPTER 36:United Nations Specialised Agencies, Bodies and Special Procedures
GENTIAN ZYBERI
CHAPTER 37:United Nations Human Rights Treaty Bodies and Special Procedures
GENTIAN ZYBERI
CHAPTER 38:UNCLOS Dispute Settlement Mechanisms
KRIANGSAK KITTICHAISAREE
CHAPTER 39:Africa: African Union, African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights, and Other Institutions
PATRICK VRANCKEN and NTEMESHA MASEKA
CHAPTER 40:Americas (Inter-American Human Rights System and other Institutions)
LUCÍA SOLANO and SANTIAGO PARADA
CHAPTER 41:Council of Europe and European Court of Human Rights
PAULO PINTO DE ALBUQUERQUE and ARMANDO ROCHA
CHAPTER 42:European Union
PIERANDREA LEUCCI
CHAPTER 43:Asia-Pacific
DITA LILIANSA

Part VII. Activities and Contexts
CHAPTER 44:Shipping, Ship Financing, and Shipbreaking
FRANCESCA RONCO
CHAPTER 45:Cruising and Tourism
MARCO COTTONE
CHAPTER 46:Maritime Workers
MARIA GAVOUNELI
CHAPTER 47:Fishing and Aquaculture
FRANCISCO BLAHA
CHAPTER 48:Energy Activities
CARLOS A. CRUZ CARRILLO
CHAPTER 49:Extraction in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction
JOANNA DINGWALL
CHAPTER 50:Climate Change, the Ocean, and Human Rights
CHRISTINA VOIGT
CHAPTER 51:Destruction of Vessels by Maritime Law Enforcement
BRIAN WILSON
CHAPTER 52:Private Policing at Sea
EFTHYMIOS (AKIS) PAPASTAVRIDIS
CHAPTER 53:From 'Boat Migration' to Maritime Abandonment: The Logics of Necro-Geo-Legal Control
VIOLETA MORENO-LAX
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