The definition of actions for the limitation and control of merchant shipping
Under modern conditions when the World Ocean is becoming extremely important in the economic activities of states, the need for research on the types of maritime activities, including the limitation and control of commercial navigation in various legal regimes, is viewed as one of the directions of the implementation of the provisions of the Marine Doctrine of the Russian Federation in the field of marine scientific research. In order to expand and clarify the conceptual apparatus, the author of the article formulates his own definition of the concept "actions for the limitation and control of merchant shipping" on the basis of its systemic and functional characteristics by means of comparative legal analysis of the system of legitimate enforcement actions against ships under various conditions of the legal regime. Taking into account the results of the research, it is possible to define this concept as a set of acts established by sources of international and national law (techniques, methods, approaches), aimed at forcing states to comply with international legal obligations and carried out by authorised entities with a view to forcing states to comply with international legal obligations or preventing the violation of maritime transportation by some states, as well as preventing criminal acts.