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Protection of Undersea Telecommunication Cables in the Baltic Sea

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DOI: 10.31483/r-138476
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VII All-Russian Scientific and Practical Conference of Students, Postgraduates and Young Scientists «Topical issues of law, economic and management»
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VII All-Russian Scientific and Practical Conference of Students, Postgraduates and Young Scientists «Topical issues of law, economic and management»
Author:
Ekaterina S. Anianova 1
Work direction:
Международное право
Pages:
306-310
Received: 7 May 2025

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1 OOO "Balttorg"
For citation:
Anianova E. S. (2025). Protection of Undersea Telecommunication Cables in the Baltic Sea. Topical issues of law, economic and management, 306-310. Чебоксары: PH "Sreda". https://doi.org/10.31483/r-138476

Abstract

This paper proposes to investigate whether the laying of submarine telecommunications cables on the seafloor needs special protection of international legal mechanisms. The paper considers how submarine cables are currently being secured at the international level and challenges for the protection of submarine cables including war law.

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