2017 US Code
Title 46 - Shipping
Subtitle VII - Security and Drug Enforcement
Chapter 705 - Maritime Drug Law Enforcement
Sec. 70505 - Failure to comply with international law as a defense
| 46 U.S.C. § 70505 (2017) | ||||||
| §70505. Failure to comply with international law as a defense | ||||||
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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. |
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(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.) |
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2008—Pub. L. 110–407 substituted "this title, or against whom a civil enforcement proceeding is brought under section 70508," for "this title". |
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| United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 46 - SHIPPING | ||||||
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| Title 46 - SHIPPING Subtitle VII - Security and Drug Enforcement CHAPTER 705 - MARITIME DRUG LAW ENFORCEMENT Sec. 70505 - Failure to comply with international law as a defense |
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| 94 Stat. 1160 100 Stat. 3207-96, 3553 110 Stat. 3989 120 Stat. 1688 122 Stat. 4300 |
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| Public Law 96-350, Public Law 99-570, Public Law 99-640, Public Law 104-324, Public Law 109-304, Public Law 110-407 |
