Migrants and Maritime Law

Synopsis

Podcast from BBC Radio 4’s LAW IN ACTION series presented by Joshua Rozenberg. The first item in this magazine format asks what does the law say about commercial ship captains’ duty to help those they find in distress at sea? Captain Andy Lewington explains how he, and his 18 man crew, took aboard more than 400 migrants in the seas north of Tripoli earlier this year. And Stephen Fietta, a lawyer at Volterra Fietta, explains the legal position.

Series

Law in Action

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Year of release

2015

Year of production

2015

Subjects

Social Studies; Law

Keywords

migrants; maritime law

Online availability

URI

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05wy648#play

Price

Free

Delivery

Streamed/Download

Credits

Producer

Hannah Barnes

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)