FULLANTE, MA, KHRISTINE A.

13-11236 JURIS DOCTOR

INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
SPECIAL AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE STATE OF AMALEA (APPLICANT)
AND THE REPUBLIC OF RITANIA (RESPONDENT)
TO SUBMIT TO THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE PARTIES
CONCERNING CERTAIN ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE MALACHI GAP
I. FACTS
AMALEA RITANIA
+ - + -
a developing, newly indus!iali"ed island sae a developed, indus!iali"ed peninsula!
sae
T#e S!ai o$ %ala&#i isel$ &onains a'undan
$is# and s#ell$is# so&(s, and )*alean $is#ing
vessels #ave #iso!i&ally plied al*os eve!y
pa! o$ #e S!ai, !egula!ly &o*ing wi#in less
#an +, naui&al *iles o$ #e Rianian &oas-
.is# a&&ouns $o! !oug#ly +,/ o$ #e p!oein
&onen o$ #e )*alean die- )*alea0s $is#ing
indus!y supplies #e do*esi& *a!(e and is
also !esponsi'le $o! e1po!s gene!aing *o!e
#an 2/ o$ #e &oun!y0s USD +2 'illion 3D4-
T#e indus!y di!e&ly e*ploys ove! 22,,,,,
people-
Riania, 'y &on!as, #as neve!
developed a &o**e!&ially
signi$i&an $is#ing indus!y
and is people do no &onsu*e
signi$i&an 5uaniies o$
sea$ood- Rianian $is#ing in
#e S!ai o$ %ala&#i is
li*ied o sedena!y $is#
spe&ies $ound wi#in $ive
naui&al *iles o$ #e
&oasline-
Rianian geologiss dis&ove!ed #oug# a #e i*e i was no
signi$i&an !ese!ves o$ pe!oleu* and
nau!al gas 'enea# #e sea'ed in #e
S!ai o$ %ala&#i
e&#nologi&ally $easi'le o
e1ploi #ese deposis-
On 26 O&o'e! 1627, )*alea esa'lis#ed
'ounded &onse!vaion "ones in #ose a!eas o$
#e seas &oniguous o is &oass 8in&luding
la!ge po!ions o$ #e S!ai o$ %ala&#i9 w#e!e
$is#ing a&iviies #ad 'een developed and
*ainained solely 'y )*alea, and de&la!ed
#a $is#ing a&iviies in #ose a!eas we!e
su':e& o #e !egulaion and &on!ol o$
)*alea-
On 16 Sepe*'e! 1626, #e 4!esiden
o$ Riania issued a p!o&la*aion
&lai*ing all !ig#s o #e nau!al
!esou!&es o$ #e su'soil and sea 'ed o$
#e &oninenal s#el$ &oniguous o #e
&oass o$ Riania- T#e p!o&la*aion
also saed #a w#e!e #e &oninenal
s#el$ e1ends o #e s#o!es o$ ano#e!
Sae, #e 'ounda!y o$ #e s#el$ is o
'e dee!*ined in a&&o!dan&e wi#
e5uia'le p!in&iples-
voed in $avo! o$ U;3) Resoluion ;o- 11,2
8<I9 &onvening #e .i!s Unied ;aions
Con$e!en&e on #e =aw o$ #e Sea
voed in $avo! o$ U;3) Resoluion
;o- 11,2 8<I9 &onvening #e .i!s
Unied ;aions Con$e!en&e on #e
=aw o$ #e Sea
signed #e $ou! 3eneva Convenions on #e
=aw o$ #e Sea
'u no #e Opional
4!oo&ol on #e
Co*pulso!y
Sele*en o$
Dispues-
signed #e $ou! 3eneva Convenions
on #e =aw o$ #e Sea
'u no #e Opional 4!oo&ol
on #e Co*pulso!y
Sele*en o$ Dispues-
)*alea !ai$ied #e*
in Sepe*'e! 1662-
Riania !ai$ied all $ou! Convenions
in .e'!ua!y 1661
*anaged #ei! !espe&ive ine!ess in #e
!esou!&es wi#in and 'enea# #e S!ai o$
%ala&#i wi#ou $u!#e! ae*ps a
negoiaing 'ilae!al a!!ange*ens-
*anaged #ei! !espe&ive ine!ess in
#e !esou!&es wi#in and 'enea# #e
S!ai o$ %ala&#i wi#ou $u!#e!
ae*ps a negoiaing 'ilae!al
a!!ange*ens-
pa!i&ipaed in #e T#i!d Unied ;aions
Con$e!en&e on #e =aw o$ #e Sea $!o* 1673
o 16>2
pa!i&ipaed in #e T#i!d Unied
;aions Con$e!en&e on #e =aw o$ #e
Sea $!o* 1673 o 16>2
13 June 16>+, #e 4!esiden o$ )*alea, 'y
p!o&la*aion, asse!ed #is &oun!y0s &lai* o a
)*alea signed
U;C=OS in June
In )p!il 16>3, Riania signed and
!ai$ied #e 16>2 Convenion on #e
2,, naui&al *ile ??@- )*ong o#e! #ings,
#e 4!o&la*aion also &lai*ed #e !ig# o
&on!ol ene!gy p!odu&ion, as well as #e
esa'lis#*en and use o$ a!i$i&ial islands,
insallaions, and s!u&u!es #aving e&ono*i&
pu!poses, wi#in #e ??@-
16>3, 'u #as neve!
!ai$ied i-
=aw o$ #e Sea 8U;C=OS9, and
&lai*ed a 2,, naui&al *ile e1&lusive
e&ono*i& "one 8??@9 #e sa*e yea!-
In !elevan pa!, Riania0s de&la!aion
saedA Bin &ases w#e!e #e *a!ii*e
'ounda!y wi# a neig#'o!ing sae #as
no 'een de$iniively $i1ed, o! w#e!e
Riania and ano#e! sae #ave asse!ed
poenially &on$li&ing o! ove!lapping
&lai*s o ??@s, #ese *ae!s s#all 'e
dee!*ined 'y Riania and #e o#e!
sae in a&&o!dan&e wi# ine!naional
law-C
)*alea was a*ong #e $i!s naions in #e
wo!ld o develop and i*ple*en susaina'le
$is#ing p!a&i&es-
In 16>6, is legislau!e ena&ed #e Coasal
.is#e!ies 4!oe&ion )&, w#i&# saed #a i
applied, inter alia, o #e ??@- T#e )&
esa'lis#ed a li&ensing s&#e*e $o! all $is#ing
a&iviies, g!aning au#o!iy o #e )*alean
?nvi!on*enal 4!oe&ion )gen&y o !egulae
any a&iviies #a posed !is(s o $is# so&(s-
T#!oug# a ;oe De!'ale issued $ou!
days a$e! #e p!o*ulgaion o$ #e
Coasal .is#e!ies 4!oe&ion )&,
Riania o':e&ed o any poenial
ine!p!eaion o$ #e )& as applying o
any pa! o$ #e S!ai o$ %ala&#i, on
#e g!ounds #a #e poenially
&on$li&ing ??@ &lai*s o$ #e wo
saes #ad neve! 'een !esolved-
In 16>>, a Rianian e1plo!aion vessel
dis&ove!ed #e ?!e'us gas $ield, a
*assive nau!al gas deposi lo&aed in
deep wae!s wi#in #e S!ai o$
%ala&#i, app!o1i*aely 12, naui&al
*iles $!o* #e &oas o$ Riania- Ey
#en, advan&es in oil and gas
e1!a&ion e&#nology we!e su&# #a
Riania 'elieved #e e1ploiaion o$
#e ?!e'us $ield &ould 'e&o*e
&o**e!&ially $easi'le wi#in #e ne1
de&ade-
T#e %ala&#i 3ap T!eay was #ailed 'y 'o#
sides as an #iso!i& a&#ieve*en, w#i&#
allowed )*alea o p!oe& vial $is#e!ies
!esou!&es wi#in #e S!ai o$ %ala&#i
T#e %ala&#i 3ap T!eay allowed
Riania o develop su'sea !esou!&es
su&# as #e ?!e'us gas $ield
=ae! in 1663, )*alea a*ended is Coasal
.is#e!ies 4!oe&ion )&
.o! *os o$ !e&o!ded #iso!y, #e people o$
)*alea #ave p!i"ed #e $les# o$ #e Do!ian
w!asse
nu*e!ous e$$o!s o
i*po! and *a!(e
su'siues #ave 'een
unsu&&ess$ul
Rianian 'illionai!e ?s*e!alda Fali
announ&ed #e! inenion o $inan&e #e
&ons!u&ion o$ ?1&elsio! Island on #e
Si!ius 4laeau-
)*alea &onsisenly *ainained #a Riania
#ad no !ig# o engage in o! o allow d!edging
wi#in #e %ala&#i 3ap, and #a even i$ i did
#ave su&# a !ig#, Riania &ould no pe!*i
su&# d!edging o p!o&eed wi#ou a leas a $ull
?I) spe&i$i&ally &ove!ing all o$ is poenial
i*pa&s-
Riania *ainained #a is !egulao!y
p!o&esses &o*plied wi# ine!naional
law-
)*alean ?nvi!on*enal 4!oe&ion )gen&y
pu'lis#ed a !epo! p!epa!ed 'y #e
Ine!naional =eague $o! Susaina'le
)5ua&ulu!e 8I=S)9, an ine!naional non-
gove!n*enal o!gani"aion w#ose *e*'e!s
in&lude p!o*inen *a!ine s&ieniss $!o*
a!ound #e wo!ld- T#e !epo! &on&luded #a
any *a:o! d!edging a&iviy in #e %ala&#i
3ap would li(ely ine!$e!e wi# ongoing
!esea!&# and &onse!vaion e$$o!s, and &ould
poenially p!ove &aas!op#i& $o! naive
spe&ies and e&osyse*s-
)*alea would #old Riania
!esponsi'le $o! e&ono*i&
losses &aused 'y #a!* o #e
$is#ing so&(s on&e is p!e&ise
i*pa& #ad 'een dee!*ined-
T#e oal &a&# o$
Do!ian w!asse
!epo!ed 'y )*alean
$is#ing &o*panies o
In Janua!y 2,1,, a Rianian oil and
gas e1plo!aion vessel &ondu&ing
sona! *apping ope!aions in #e
%ala&#i 3ap o #e wes o$ #e
#e %inis!y o$
.is#e!ies 'y #e end o$
2,1, and 2,11 #ad
$allen o 22/ and
12/, !espe&ively, o$
#e levels !epo!ed in
2,,,-
)*alean T!en&#, dis&ove!ed #e
w!e&( o$ #e s&#oone! Ca!gas, w#ose
&apain was Eald!i& De!dig!is, an
)*alean e1plo!e! and &a!og!ap#e!-
T#e w!e&( was app!o1i*aely >,
naui&al *iles $!o* #e nea!es poin
on #e )*alean &oas-
Rianian #iso!y 'oo(s
des&!i'e Eald!i&
De!dig!is as a !u#less
)*alean pi!ae,
!esponsi'le $o! #e
plunde! and
des!u&ion o$ #e
Rianian &apial o$
Gelios du!ing #e
wee( o$ + %a!&#
121,-
Rianian #iso!y 'oo(s des&!i'e
Eald!i& De!dig!is as a !u#less
)*alean pi!ae, !esponsi'le $o! #e
plunde! and des!u&ion o$ #e
Rianian &apial o$ Gelios du!ing #e
wee( o$ + %a!&# 121,-
In Janua!y 2,11, #e )*alean Culu!al )$$ai!s
%inis!y announ&ed #a i #ad a&5ui!ed $ive
o':e&s !e&ove!ed in an e1plo!ao!y dive o #e
w!e&( 'y %ilo Eelle""a, a well-(nown deep
sea !easu!e #une! o$ Swiss naionaliy- T#ese
in&luded an ie* #a appea!ed o 'e #e
Sa&!ed Gelian Co!one- Deailed in$o!*aion
p!ovided 'y Eelle""a $ollowing #is
e1plo!ao!y dive #ad pe!suaded )*alea #a
#e #ull s!u&u!e o$ #e Ca!gas was a !is( o$
&aas!op#i& &ollapse- )*alea, #e!e$o!e,
&on!a&ed wi# Eelle""a o e1plo!e #e w!e&(
and !e&ove! ie*s #e!e$!o*-
Rianian %inise! o$ Culu!al )$$ai!s
3lo!ia de Sousa de&la!ed #a i$ lae!
invesigaions !evealed #e p!esen&e o$
#e Sa&!ed Gelian Co!one on 'oa!d
#e s#ip, B#is would 'e #e !eali"aion
o$ a d!ea* o$ gene!aions o$ ou!
an&eso!s, in w#ose #ono! #e eni!e
populaion o$ Riania will, as one,
wel&o*e #o*e #is !eve!ed sy*'ol o$
ou! naion-C S#e noed #a #e *edia
#ad in !e&en days !epo!ed #e a!!ival
a )*alea0s *ain ai!po! o$ a nu*'e!
o$ ine!naionally (nown dive!s
e1pe!ien&ed in !e&ove!ing !easu!e los
a sea, and saed #a BRiania will no
ole!ae #e p!esen&e o$ looe!s H o$
any naionaliy H anyw#e!e nea! #e
no Rianian s#ips we!e sen
o #e w!e&( sie a$e! #a
sae*en was pu'lis#ed-
Cargast, and we !ese!ve #e !ig# o
send naval pa!ol vessels o #e a!ea o
p!even #e dese&!aion o$ ou! naional
#e!iage-C
)*alea0s Culu!al )$$ai!s %inis!y !esponded
#a #e w!e&( and all o#e! ie*s, in&luding
#e Co!one, we!e !e&ove!ed in good $ai#, and
in any even )*alea !e*ains in $a& and a law
#e owne! o$ #e w!e&( o$ #e Cargast and is
&a!go- In June 2,11, #e %inis!y g!aned %ilo
Eelle""a, Ba&ing as agen $o! and on 'e#al$ o$
#e Repu'li& o$ )*alea,C #e saus o$ Bsalvo!
o$ #e w!e&( o$ #e Cargast
Rianian 4!esiden =ip*an
i**ediaely issued a pu'li& sae*en,
denoun&ing )*alea0s g!aning o$ a
li&ense o Eelle""a as Ba violaion o$
#e lee! and spi!i o$ #e %ala&#i 3ap
T!eay as well as &uso*a!y
ine!naional law-C T#e li&ense, #e
4!esiden saed, Bs#ould 'e de&la!ed
null and void, and o$ no legal e$$e&-
On 'e#al$ o$ all Rianians, we inend
o see( #e !eu!n o$ #e ie*s al!eady
in )*alea0s possession, in&luding #e
Co!one, w#i&# a!e #e sa&!ed
p!ope!y o$ ou! people-C
II. ISSUES
AMALEA RITANIA
ISSUE 1: COMPENSATION FOR THE ECONOMIC LOSS CAUSED BY THE 2! LANDSLIDE
Riania0s a&s and o*issions wi# !espe& o #e develop*en o$
?1&elsio! Island violaed ine!naional law, and )*alea is
#e!e$o!e eniled o see( &o*pensaion $!o* Riania $o!
e&ono*i& losses &aused 'y #e landslide-
Riania0s &ondu& wi# !espe& o #e ?1&elsio! Island p!o:e&
&o*plied in all !espe&s wi# is o'ligaions unde! ine!naional
law and #e e!*s o$ #e %ala&#i 3ap T!eay, and Riania #as no
o'ligaion o &o*pensae )*alea $o! any loss o! da*age
allegedly &aused 'y #e 2,,6 landslide-
ISSUE 2: OWNERSHIP OF THE WRECK OF CARGAST AND ALL ITS ARTIFACTS AND THE DEPLOYMENT OF
PATROL VESSELS
)*alea #as e1&lusive owne!s#ip o$ #e w!e&( o$ #e Ca!gas and
all a!i$a&s !e&ove!ed $!o* i, and Riania0s deploy*en o$ pa!ol
vessels o #e sie o$ #e Ca!gas violaed ine!naional law-
%ilo Eelle""a0s salvage o$ #e Ca!gas is unlaw$ul, and #e &a!go
and a!i$a&s !e&ove!ed $!o* #e w!e&( p!ope!ly 'elong o Riania,
w#i&# #as #e !ig# o p!oe& #e*-
ISSUE ": AMALEAN NAVY#S PURSUIT OF OSCAR DE LU$
T#e )*alean ;avy0s pu!sui o$ Os&a! de =u" ino Riania0s ??@,
and #is su'se5uen a!!es, we!e in &o*plian&e wi# ine!naional
law-
T#e )*alean ;avy0s pu!sui o$ Os&a! de =u" ino Riania0s ??@,
and #is su'se5uen a!!es, we!e illegal-
ISSUE %: JURISDICTION TO CONVICT OSCAR DE LU$
)*alea #ad :u!isdi&ion o !y and &onvi& =u" $o! &!i*inal
a&ions !elaed o #e Rose#ill in&iden, and #as no o'ligaion o
!eu!n #i* o Riania-
)*alea was wi#ou :u!isdi&ion o !y =u" in &onne&ion wi# #e
Rose#ill &ollision, and *us !eu!n #i* o Riania i**ediaely-
III. ARGUMENT
AMALEA RITANIA
ISSUE 1: COMPENSATION FOR THE ECONOMIC LOSS CAUSED BY THE 2! LANDSLIDE
21- Upon lea!ning o$ #e p!oposal o 'uild ?1&elsio! Island,
)*alea0s .o!eign %inise! su**oned #e Rianian )*'assado!,
w#o &on$i!*ed #a #e $easi'iliy o$ ?I340s plan was &u!!enly
Bunde! !eviewC 'y #e Rianian gove!n*en- Du!ing #e *eeing,
#e )*alean .o!eign %inise! *ade &lea! #a Bsu&# a la!ge-s&ale
p!o:e& &anno 'e unde!a(en e1&ep wi# #e &onsen o$ 'o#
)*alea and Riania, in a&&o!dan&e wi# #e lee! and spi!i o$ #e
%ala&#i 3ap T!eay
I$ i is app!oved 'y #e app!op!iae Rianian au#o!iies,
?1&elsio! Island isel$ 8&onsising o$ #e !e&lai*ed land, all
asso&iaed s!u&u!es, and #e o$$s#o!e wind $a!*9 will 'e 'uil
eni!ely ouside o$ #e %ala&#i 3ap and wi#in Riania0s
un&onesed e1&lusive e&ono*i& "one- T#e!e$o!e, )*alea0s
&onsen $o! #e p!o:e& is no !e5ui!ed- To #e e1en #a any
a&iviies !elaing o #e &ons!u&ion o$ ?1&elsio! Island will a(e
pla&e wi#in #e %ala&#i 3ap, Riania will a(e app!op!iae
*easu!es o ensu!e #a su&# a&iviies a!e &a!!ied ou in $ull
&o*plian&e wi# Rianian law, as well as wi# Riania0s
o'ligaions unde! #e %ala&#i 3ap T!eay and any appli&a'le
no!*s o$ ine!naional law
)*alea &onsisenly *ainained #a Riania #ad no !ig# o
engage in o! o allow d!edging wi#in #e %ala&#i 3ap, and #a
even i$ i did #ave su&# a !ig#, Riania &ould no pe!*i su&#
d!edging o p!o&eed wi#ou a leas a $ull ?I) spe&i$i&ally
&ove!ing all o$ is poenial i*pa&s-
Riania *ainained #a is !egulao!y p!o&esses &o*plied wi#
ine!naional law-
T#e oal &a&# o$ Do!ian w!asse !epo!ed 'y )*alean $is#ing
&o*panies o #e %inis!y o$ .is#e!ies 'y #e end o$ 2,1, and
2,11 #ad $allen o 22/ and 12/, !espe&ively, o$ #e levels
!epo!ed in 2,,,- )*alea0s .o!eign %inise! &ona&ed #e!
&oune!pa! in Riania o advise #i* o$ #is develop*en, saing
#a )*alea would #old Riania !esponsi'le $o! e&ono*i& losses
&aused 'y #a!* o #e $is#ing so&(s on&e is p!e&ise i*pa& #ad
'een dee!*ined
Riania0s &ondu& wi# !espe& o #e ?1&elsio! Island p!o:e&
&o*plied in all !espe&s wi# is o'ligaions unde! ine!naional
law and #e e!*s o$ #e %ala&#i 3ap T!eay, and Riania #as no
o'ligaion o &o*pensae )*alea $o! any loss o! da*age
allegedly &aused 'y #e 2,,6 landslide-
ISSUE 2: OWNERSHIP OF THE WRECK OF CARGAST AND ALL ITS ARTIFACTS AND THE DEPLOYMENT OF
PATROL VESSELS
T#e &apain o$ #e Ca!gas was an )*alean e1plo!e! and
&a!og!ap#e!- T#e w!e&( was app!o1i*aely >, naui&al *iles
$!o* #e nea!es poin on #e )*alean Coas-
Riania oil and gas e1plo!aion vessel &ondu&ing sona! *apping
ope!aions dis&ove!ed #e w!e&( o$ Ca!gas
) #e i*e #e Ca!gas wen down, De!dig!is #eld a lee! o$
*a!5ue $!o* #e Fing o$ )*alea, w#o g!aned #e s#ip o #i* $o!
use Bo '!ing glo!y o #e Fingdo* o$ )*alea-C T#e &!ew o$ #e
vessel appea!s o #ave 'een !e&!uied, e*ployed, and p!ovisioned
'y De!dig!is using $unds p!ovided 'y p!ivae $inan&ial 'a&(e!s,
w#o #oped o !e&ove! #ei! inves*en #!oug# s#a!es o$ #e
$o!eign !easu!e #ey #oped #e would '!ing 'a&( o )*alea-
Rianian #iso!y 'oo(s des&!i'e Eald!i& De!dig!is as a !u#less
)*alean pi!ae, !esponsi'le $o! #e plunde! and des!u&ion o$
#e Rianian &apial o$ Gelios du!ing #e wee( o$ + %a!&# 121,-
On #ei! !eu!n o )*alea $!o* w#a &one*po!a!y !e&o!ds said
was a ve!y su&&ess$ul !ading *ission o !e&enly dis&ove!ed
ove!seas e!!io!ies, De!dig!is and #is &!ew laid siege o Gelios,
seing $i!e o #e own, (illing #und!eds o$ people, and sealing
*os o$ #e own0s p!i"ed !eligious and &ulu!al i&ons as well as
all o$ #e p!e&ious o':e&s #a #ey &ould &a!!y-
Ca!gas and all o$ #e &a!go #a *ig# 'e on 'oa!d as B#e
p!ope!y o$ )*alea, o 'e #eld in !us $o! all #u*an(ind-C Ge
noed #a #e w!e&( Bs#ould 'e p!oe&ed $!o* #ose w#o #ave
no !ig# o i-C
T#e 4!esiden o$ Riania i**ediaely !esponded wi# Bg!aiude
$o! ou! s#a!ed unde!sanding #a #e uni5ue p!ope!y on 'oa!d
#e Ca!gas, sa&!ed o #e people o$ Riania, *us 'e !eaed wi#
digniy and !espe&,C 'u also noing Bou! $eeling o$ deep o$$ense
#a )*alea, o! any o#e! &oun!y, would &lai* owne!s#ip o!
&on!ol o$ ou! naion0s 'i!#!ig#- )s and w#en app!op!iae, #e
&onens o$ #e s#ip s#ould 'e '!oug# o #e su!$a&e $o! &a!e$ul
!eso!aion and p!ese!vaion, and #e!ea$e! !eaed in a *anne!
&onsisen wi# ine!naional law-C
In Janua!y 2,11, #e )*alean Culu!al )$$ai!s %inis!y
announ&ed #a i #ad a&5ui!ed $ive o':e&s !e&ove!ed in an
e1plo!ao!y dive o #e w!e&( 'y %ilo Eelle""a, a well-(nown
deep sea !easu!e #une! o$ Swiss naionaliy- T#ese in&luded an
ie* #a appea!ed o 'e #e Sa&!ed Gelian Co!one- Deailed
in$o!*aion p!ovided 'y Eelle""a $ollowing #is e1plo!ao!y dive
T#e Rianian gove!n*en, #!oug# is e*'assy in )*alea,
s!ongly o':e&ed o w#a i &alled B#e syse*ai& looing o$ #e
w!e&( o$ #e Ca!gas,C and announ&ed #a i was again
&onside!ing #e deploy*en o$ naval vessels o pa!ol #e a!ea-
;o su&# s#ips we!e in $a& o'se!ved in #e vi&iniy o$ #e w!e&(
du!ing 2,11- Riania also de*anded #a )*alea i**ediaely
#ad pe!suaded )*alea #a #e #ull s!u&u!e o$ #e Ca!gas was a
!is( o$ &aas!op#i& &ollapse- )*alea, #e!e$o!e, &on!a&ed wi#
Eelle""a o e1plo!e #e w!e&( and !e&ove! ie*s #e!e$!o*
#and ove! #e ie*s Bplunde!ed 'y #e *ode!n-day pi!ae %ilo
Eelle""a, w#o p!oposes o &onsu**ae #e #e$ o$ ou! naional
ideniy 'egun 'y #is &o*!ade and !ole-*odel Eald!i& De!deg!is
#al$ a *illenniu* ago-C
)*alea0s Culu!al )$$ai!s %inis!y !esponded #a #e w!e&( and
all o#e! ie*s, in&luding #e Co!one, we!e !e&ove!ed in good
$ai#, and in any even )*alea !e*ains in $a& and a law #e
owne! o$ #e w!e&( o$ #e Ca!gas and is &a!go- In June 2,11, #e
%inis!y g!aned %ilo Eelle""a, Ba&ing as agen $o! and on
'e#al$ o$ #e Repu'li& o$ )*alea,C #e saus o$ Bsalvo! o$ #e
w!e&( o$ #e Ca!gas-C
Rianian 4!esiden =ip*an i**ediaely issued a pu'li&
sae*en, denoun&ing )*alea0s g!aning o$ a li&ense o Eelle""a
as Ba violaion o$ #e lee! and spi!i o$ #e %ala&#i 3ap T!eay
as well as &uso*a!y ine!naional law-C T#e li&ense, #e
4!esiden saed, Bs#ould 'e de&la!ed null and void, and o$ no
legal e$$e&- On 'e#al$ o$ all Rianians, we inend o see( #e
!eu!n o$ #e ie*s al!eady in )*alea0s possession, in&luding #e
Co!one, w#i&# a!e #e sa&!ed p!ope!y o$ ou! people-C
ISSUE ": AMALEAN NAVY#S PURSUIT OF OSCAR DE LU$ &'(
ISSUE %: JURISDICTION TO CONVICT OSCAR DE LU$
Sin&e 1662, )*alea0s 4enal Code #as spe&i$i&ally in&luded
o$$enses &o**ied in )*alea0s un&onesed ??@ and #e
%ala&#i 3ap- T#us, )*alea #ad :su!isdi&ion o !y =u" $o!
violaions o$ )*alean C!i*inal laws-
)!!es and p!ose&uion o$ =u" we!e illegal unde! ine!naional
law- Riania a!gued #a i #ad e1&lusive :u!isdi&ion ove! #e
alleged o$$enses, and de*anded #a =u" i**ediaely 'e
!eu!ned o Riania $o! invesigaion-
Riania &!i*inal law did no e1p!essly p!ovide $o! p!ose&uion o$
o$$enses &o**ied ouside #e &oun!y0s e!!io!ial wae!s, and
#e!e$o!e*ig# neve! 'e !e5ui!ed o answe!s $o! #is &!i*es-
)s a signao!y o U;C=OS, )*alea is e1pe&ed o &oope!ae
$ully-