The February 2020 outbreaks of COVID-19 on the Diamond Princess cruise ship revealed the conflict between the national legal interests of coastal states in preventing the spread of infections and international legal interests in maintaining the stability of maritime traffic. As there are many issues that cannot be resolved alone by the port state where a ship has called, and as international cooperation between a vessel’s flag state and its operators’ country is crucial, new international rules need to be established.
Selected Papers No.26