The Manual is viewed by the participants of the Round Tables as being in many respects a modern equivalent to the Oxford Manual on the Laws of Naval War Governing the Relations Between Belligerents adopted by the Institute of International Law in 1913. The Manual includes a few provisions which might be considered progressive developments in the law but most of its provisions are considered to state the law which is currently applicable. The purpose of the Manual is to provide a contemporary restatement of international law applicable to armed conflicts at sea. The San Remo Manual was prepared during the period 1988-1994 by a group of legal and naval experts participating in their personal capacity in a series of Round Tables convened by the International Institute of Humanitarian Law. Part VI Protected persons, medical transports and medical aircraft Section VII Capture of neutral civil aircraft and goods (paras. Section VI Capture of neutral merchant vessels and goods (paras. Section V Capture of enemy civil aircraft and goods (paras. Section IV Capture of enemy vessels and goods (paras. Section III Interception, visit and search of civil aircraft (paras. Section II Visit and search of merchant vessels (paras. Section I Determination of enemy character of vessels and aircraft (paras. Part V Measures short of attack: interception, visit, search, Diversion and capture Section III Deception, ruses of war and perfidy (paras. Part IV Methods and means of warfare at sea Section VI Precautions regarding civil aircraft (paras. Section V Neutral merchant vessels and civil aircraft (paras. Section IV Other enemy vessels and aircraft (paras. Section III Enemy vessels and aircraft exempt from attack (paras.

Part III Basic rules and target discrimination Section IV High seas and sea-bed beyond national jurisdiction (paras. Section III Exclusive economic zone and continental shelf (paras. Section II International straits and archipelagic sea lanes (paras. Section I Internal waters, territorial sea and archipelagic waters (paras. Section IV Areas of naval warfare (paras. Section III Armed conflicts in which the Security Council has taken action (paras. Section II Armed conflicts and the law of self-defence (paras. Section I Scope of application of the law (paras.

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