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33 U.S.C. § 1912

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Any action taken under this chapter shall be taken in accordance with international law.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2006–2024 · leading case: United States v. Kun Yun Jho
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United States v. Kun Yun Jho (2008) ca5 · cites it 6× “” 33 U.S.C. § 1912 . Focusing on the limitation imposed by § 1912, the district court dismissed the oil record book counts against Jho and OSG.”
United States v. Ionia Management S.A. (2009) ca2 · cites it 2× “We find that this requirement complies with international law as required by 33 U.S.C. § 1912 , which provides that “[a]ny action taken under [the APPS] shall be taken in accordance with international law.”
United States v. Hugo Pena (2012) ca11 “” 33 U.S.C. § 1912 . As we explain below, the U.”
United States v. Sanford Ltd. (2012) dcd · cites it 2× “” 33 U.S.C. § 1912 . Second, the statute makes clear that the APPS and its regulations apply only to foreign-flagged vessels “while in the navigable waters of the United States.”
United States v. Kun Yun Jho (2006) txed “” 33 U.S.C. § 1912 . In this way, the civil and criminal enforcement scheme created by APPS integrates and is circumscribed by principles of customary international law.”
Angelex Ltd. v. United States (2017) dcd “” 33 U.S.C. § 1912 . Furthermore, according to a congressional report, § 1904(h) was intended, “consistent with the requirements of international law[,] to prevent unilateral arbitrary actions and to provide some measure of control over potential abuse.”
United States v. Ionia Management S.A. (2007) ctd “Ionia also argues that the APPS’s mandates, by its provision that “any action taken under this chapter shall be taken in accordance with international law,” 33 U.S.C. § 1912 , and the regulations promulgated thereunder, “integrate and are circumscribed by principles of customary…”
United States v. Korotkiy (2024) ca9 “” 33 U.S.C. § 1912 . And second, the Coast Guard’s recordkeeping requirements for foreign- flagged vessels shall apply only when those ships are “in the navigable waters of the United States.”
United States v. Ionia Management (2009) ca2 · cites it 2× “We find that this 8 requirement complies with international law as required by 33 U.S.C. § 1912 , which provides 9 that “[a]ny action taken under [the APPS] shall be taken in accordance with international law.”
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