Essays about: "Sea rescue"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 40 essays containing the words Sea rescue.

  1. 1. The Mediterranean Sea as a Site of Enforced Disappearances? - International Responsibility of European States in the Context of Migration

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Erika Josefsson; [2023]
    Keywords : public international law; migration; Mediterranean Sea; human rights law; enforced disappearances; ECHR; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the question of whether European States, with a specific emphasis on European Union (EU) Member States, can be held responsible for the enforced disappearance of migrants in the Mediterranean Sea under the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). Following the migration crisis of 2015, EU policy and measures on migration revealed a strong focus on protecting the external border of the EU, rather than prioritizing the lives of migrants. READ MORE

  3. 2. Drones for Sea Rescue: Lab and Field Experiments on Camera Gimbal Control

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för elektro- och informationsteknik

    Author : Alexander Sandström; [2023]
    Keywords : Drones; Search and Rescue; Unmanned Aerial Vehicle; UAV; gimbal; camera control; ArduPilot; Quality of Experience; QoE; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : The objective of this thesis has been to improve the camera controls of a fixed-wing drone to be used in maritime search-and-rescue operations by the Swedish Sea Rescue Society (SSRS). A gimbal control interface (GCI) has been implemented that displays the video feed of the drone camera while taking control inputs from a joystick that moves its view in real-time. READ MORE

  4. 3. Navigating Legal Waters - A Study of Forcible Measures in Rescue Operations of Migrants and Refugees on the High Seas

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Frida Wennerfors; [2023]
    Keywords : folkrätt; public international law; the law of the sea; havsrätt; sjörätt; international maritime rescue law; search and rescue; extraterritorial jurisdiction; enforcement jurisdiction; refugee; migrant; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Den juridiska frågan om i vilken utsträckning stater får tvångsrädda människor på internationellt vatten, har fått ny betydelse i och med migrationsflödet över centrala Medelhavet. Flera incidenter har visat att det finns såväl strategiska som rent överlevnadsbaserade grunder till att migranter och flyktingar motsätter sig räddning av vissa statsfartyg på Medelhavet. READ MORE

  5. 4. Rule of Flaws : Challenges to Revitalizing the International Legal Protection of Search and Rescue Humanitarian Aid Workers Facing Criminalization in the Mediterranean

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Annachiara Ruzzetta; [2023]
    Keywords : Criminalization; policing humanitarianism; search and rescue; humanitarian aid workers; Mediterranean Sea; legal protection;

    Abstract : In the latest years, European governments have increasingly criminalized providing support to displaced people. Humanitarian non-governmental organizations (NGO) carrying out life-saving search and rescue (SAR) activities in the Mediterranean Sea have been facing wide obstacles in aiding newcomers, and in many instances have been subject to criminal proceedings. READ MORE

  6. 5. Policing Humanitarianism : The Impact of Policing on the Humanitarian Operations of Search and Rescue NGOs in the Aegean Sea between 2015-2022

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Adinde Huizenga; [2023]
    Keywords : Policing; search and rescue; resilience and resistance; NGOs; humanitarian assistance; migration; deviance;

    Abstract : Throughout 2015, the European Union’s response to the large number of migrants crossing the Aegean Sea became increasingly securitised. It translated to the policing of non-governmental search and rescue organisations (SAR NGOs) active in the Aegean Sea. READ MORE