46 U.S.C. § 70505 Failure to Comply With International Law As a Defense

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• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through P.L. 118-22 with Court Rules updates (published on www.congress.gov on 12/01/2023)

A person charged with violating section 70503 of this title, or against whom a civil enforcement proceeding is brought under section 70508, does not have standing to raise a claim of failure to comply with international law as a basis for a defense. A claim of failure to comply with international law in the enforcement of this chapter may be made only by a foreign nation. A failure to comply with international law does not divest a court of jurisdiction and is not a defense to a proceeding under this chapter.

Cite as 46 U.S.C. § 70505

Source: Pub. L. 109-304, §10(2), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1688; Pub. L. 110-407, title II, §202(b)(3), Oct. 13, 2008, 122 Stat. 4300.

current through 7/7/2023

<TABLE> <TR><TD colspan="3">HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Revised <para>Section</para> </TD> <TD>Source (U.S. Code)</TD> <TD>Source (Statutes at Large)</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>70505</TD> <TD>46 App.:1903(d).</TD> <TD>Pub. L. 96-350, §3(d), Sept. 15, 1980, 94 Stat. 1160; Pub. L. 99-570, title III, §3202, Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3207-96; Pub. L. 99-640, §17, Nov. 10, 1986, 100 Stat. 3553; <actcitation href="" statecd="US" sessionyear="1996" actaltid="104-324">Pub. L. <actid>104-324</actid></actcitation>, <actseccitation href="" statecd="US" sessionyear="1996" actaltid="104-324">§<actsec>1138</actsec>(a)(4), Oct. 19, <sessionyear>1996</sessionyear></actseccitation>, 110 Stat. 3989.</TD> </TR> </TABLE>