Critical undersea infrastructure forms the hidden backbone of global communication and energy networks, yet remains increasingly vulnerable to both accidental damage and intentional sabotage. Volume XLIX staff editor Anthony Trabucco argues that while the current international legal regime, rooted in the 1884 Submarine Telegraph Convention and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, provides some enforcement mechanisms, meaningful reform is needed. This post explores how clearer jurisdictional rules and stronger enforcement mechanisms could help safeguard the vital infrastructure that connects the modern world.
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