The proposal is underpinned by numerous legal instruments including the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, the International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue, the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea and the Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organised Crime, known as the Palermo Convention.
La proposition se base sur plusieurs instruments juridiques internationaux, notamment la convention des Nations unies sur le droit de la mer, la convention sur la recherche et le sauvetage maritimes, la convention pour la sauvegarde de la vie en mer et le protocole contre le trafic illicite de migrants par air, terre et mer additionnel à la convention des Nations unies contre la criminalité transnationale organisée, dite convention de Palerme.