EXAMINATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE FREEDOM OF THE HIGH SEAS, NATIONALITY OF SHIPS AND FLAG STATE’S EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION, IN THE LIGHT OF CUSTOMARY LAW,CONVENTIONS AND THE COURT RULINGS

Year 2014, Volume: 18 Issue: 1, 179 - 208, 01.01.2014

Sinan Misili

Abstract

Nowaday, substantial part of the the world trade materialized by seaway. Current importance of seas makes even more important the high seas which constitute the biggest part of it. The high seas form a legal regime by customary law and conventions.Nationality of ships and fl ag state’s exclusive jurisdiction principles are also among this legal regime. The legal regime of high seas actually based on the freedom of the high seas principle. The period from coming out of these principles to present day has been firstly within the customary law and later in the conventions.These principles are now part of the international sea law by important international and national court rulings. The joint outcome of customary law, conventions and court rulings form our view as: So to say, there is a cause and effect relationship between the principles of freedom of the high seas, nationality of the ships and fl ag state’s exclusive jurisdiction

Keywords

High Seas, Freedom of the High Seas, Nationality of the Ships, Flag State, Exclusive Jurisdiction

AÇIK DENİZLERİN SERBESTLİĞİ , GEMİLERİN UYRUKLUĞU VE BAYRAK DEVLETİ MÜNHASIR YARGI YETKİSİ ARASINDAKİ İLİŞKİNİN TEAMÜL HUKUKU, KONVANSİYONLAR VE MAHKEME KARARLARI IŞIĞINDA İNCELENMESİ

Abstract

Günümüzde dünya ticaretinin önemli bir kısmı deniz yoluyla gerçekleşmektedir. Denizlerin var olan önemi onun en büyük alanını oluşturan açık denizleri daha da önemli hale getirmektedir. Açık denizler, hem teamül hukuku ve hem de konvansiyonlar ile hukuki bir rejim teşkil etmektedir. Bu hukuki rejim içinde gemilerin uyrukluğu ve bayrak devleti münhasır yargı yetkisi ilkeleri de yer almaktadır. Açık denizlerin hukuki rejimi ise esasen açık denizlerin serbestliği ilkesine dayanmaktadır. Bu ilkelerin ortaya çıkmasından günümüze kadar olan süreçleri ise önce teamül hukukunda sonra konvansiyonlarda yer almaları ile olmuştur. Bu ilkeler uluslararası ve ulusal önemli mahkeme kararları ile de uluslarararası deniz hukukunun ayrılmaz birer parçaları olmuşlardır. Temaül hukuku, konvansiyonlar ve mahkeme kararlarının ortak sonucu şu görüşümüzü ortaya çıkarmıştır: Açık denizlerin serbestliği ilkesi, gemilerin uyrukluğu ve bayrak devletinin münhasır yargı yetkisi arasında adeta bir neden sonuç ilişkisi vardır

Keywords

Açık Deniz, Açık Denizlerin Serbestliği, Gemilerin Uyrukluğu, Bayrak Devleti, Münhasır Yargı Yetkisi.

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