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Washington Navy Yard – safety and security zone

The US Coast Guard issued a news release stating that it established a safety and security zone on waters of the Anacostia River in response to the report of a shooter at the Washington Navy Yard. A Department of Defense (DOD) news release issued while the incident was ongoing provides details. (9/16/13). Note: The shooter, who was killed by police, was identified as an employee of a military contractor. He opened fire Monday morning inside the Navy Sea Systems Command headquarters in the Washington Navy Yard, killing twelve persons and wounding a number of others.

USCG – Arctic strategy

The Summer 2013 edition of the Proceedings of the US Coast Guard Marine Safety & Security Council focuses on the USCG Arctic Strategy. Articles address Arctic opportunities, regional challenges, environmental stewardship, partnership & governance, and scientific understanding.

EU – court overturns sanctions against IRISL

The European Union General Court ruled that economic sanctions against the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) violate EU law. Among other things, IRISL and its affiliates contended that the sanctions breached the obligation in EU law to state the reasons for adoption of the measures and constituted an error of assessment. While the court accepted the Council's position that the Council provided to IRISL sufficiently detailed information of three instances where its vessels had shipped prohibited military cargoes in violation of a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolution, it had not provided IRISL information regarding alleged shipments violating the UNSC Resolution regarding nuclear nonproliferation. The EU Council Decision on which the EU economic sanctions were based related only to nuclear nonproliferation. Therefore, the Council could only sustain its decision to impose sanctions against IRISL if it stated to IRISL the reasons or grounds on which it concluded that IRISL had violated the prohibition regarding nuclear proliferation. The Council contended that disclosing the details of its knowledge of the proscribed actions would undermine the efficacy of its enforcement measures. The court held that the law must be enforced as written and annulled the economic sanctions. The court did, though, give the Council two months in which to amend the statute so as to allow for economic sanctions based on the shipment of prohibited military cargoes. Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines v. Council of the European Union, T-489/10 (EU General Court, 16 September 2013).

Fonte: Dennis Bryant.