Seeking an RA to collect, organize, and help analyze all instances of recent U.S. boarding/diversion of foreign-flagged ships (generally oil tankers) connected to Venezuela, Iran, or Russia (“shadow fleet”). These ships are generally boarded under a theory that they are stateless vessels, as reflected in Article 110 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. The RA position involves identifying and organizing, in a spreadsheet, the vessel’s name and details, facts concerning the U.S. boarding or interdiction, applicable international law, flag states and beneficial owners involved, applicable U.S. sanctions law and warrants issued, U.S. Federal Court litigation, if any, and diplomacy surrounding the incident. Sources will be primary (Westlaw, cases) and/or major global media. Paid at the HLS rate to a maximum of $375.
Interested students may send an email expressing interest and a CV to jkraska@law.harvard.edu