Preventing Armageddon: Implementation of the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code in Nigeria
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2013
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Department of Jurisprudence and Private Law, Obafemi Awolowo University, (O.A.U), Ife.
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Implementation of the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code to a large extent prevents disasters associated with containers. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) adopted the ISPS Code that is being applied by some member states. The ISPS Code is a device reporting relevant security-related developments, assessing their potential effect on the trading systems, international transport and expounding the application of the innovative security measures. Most existing regulatory security policies utilise a standard set of apparatus and various stages to determine the scope of potential risks and the effect of threats vis-à-vis the security of the maritime network. The development and application of management techniques, risk assessment and economic impact to maritime security must take into consideration the complex regulatory framework of port security in Nigeria. Nigerian ports are urged to comply with the provision of the ISPS Code under the Nigerian Ports Authority Act 2004. However, research has shown that Nigerian ports are yet to comply with ISPS Code. The paper posits that the degree of non-compliance is responsible for the vulnerability and series of attacks taking place in the Nigerian maritime domain. This in a way is affecting the level at which arms, ammunitions and other dangerous substances are being imported into Nigeria as there is no device to follow the movement of the incoming vessels. This paper concludes that the gap in the implementation of the ISPS Code which culminated in the manual search of containers at various ports in Nigeria makes the boarder ports vulnerable and porous.
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ISPS Code
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Preventing, Armageddon, ISPS Code, Nigeria
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Ife Juris Review, (Journal of Contemporary Legal and Allied Issues), IFJR,