The Doctrine of Hot Pursuit in Tanzania

Abstract

By recalling that under the law of the sea, if a vessel enters into the territorial sea of a third country while conducting hot pursuit, that hot pursuit must be broken off unless the consent of the coastal state is received, thereby formation of agreement which allows an extended legitimate hot pursuit becomes important. This article, of course by invoking doctrinal approach, intends to capitalise this crucial point in the war against illegal, unregulated, and unreported fishing, which takes most of our resources in the Indian Ocean (IO). Although it has been overemphasized by other writers that these private arrangements are of importance, the country is yet to have one with other littoral states surrounding IO. In the course of stating practical significances, it has been recommended for the country to conclude multilateral or bilateral treaties with the neighboring countries in as far as prevention of illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing through the undertaking of hot pursuit in the IO is concerned.