Maritime Security Operations and Their Impact on State Sovereignty: Operations Sophia and Irini as a Case Study

Abstract

Maritime security operations are one of the means employed by coastal states to protect their maritime security, aiming to safeguard their territorial waters from smuggling, drug trafficking, piracy, environmental pollution, and other crimes.

This research, "Maritime Security Operations and Their Impact on State Sovereignty," focuses on studying maritime security operations conducted off the Libyan coast and their impact on national sovereignty. This is the central question of the research, alongside other related issues such as the nature of maritime security operations, their legal character, and the legal basis for conducting them.