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Whose regulations in inland shipping?
As each car is required by law to hold a licence plate to be allowed on the streets, a vessel must be registered in a state. However, instead of a licence plate, vessels show their adherence to a state by way of their flag: this is what lawyers call flag state jurisdiction. From a public law perspective, the state under whose flag a vessel is sailing, and consequently the place of registration, is responsible for…
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