Drug Smuggling on the High Seas: Using International Legal Principles to Establish Jurisdiction Over the Illicit Narcotics Trade and the Ninth Circuit's Unnecessary Nexus Requirement

Charles R. Fritch

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Drug Smuggling on the High Seas: Using International Legal Principles to Establish Jurisdiction Over the Illicit Narcotics Trade and the Ninth Circuit's Unnecessary Nexus Requirement

Author: Charles R. Fritch (Washington University School of Law)

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Keywords: Drug traffic, Exterritoriality, Freedom of the seas, Illegal drugs, Jurisdiction (International law)

How to Cite: Fritch, C. (2009) “Drug Smuggling on the High Seas: Using International Legal Principles to Establish Jurisdiction Over the Illicit Narcotics Trade and the Ninth Circuit's Unnecessary Nexus Requirement”, Washington University Global Studies Law Review. 8(4).