Commentary (on the practice of Iraq)

Contents: 1. Introduction; 2. Neutral vessels trapped in the River Shatt-Al-Arab at the outbreak of hostilities; 3. The ‘tanker war’ and the law of belligerent reprisals; 4. Attacks on merchant vessels and the law of warfare at sea; 5. The law of blockade and Iraq’s ‘war zones’; 6. Environmental aspects of the conflict; 7. Concluding remarks