{"data":{"id":"us/46-u.s.c.-70505","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 U.S.C. § 70505","heading":"Failure to comply with international law as a defense","body":"A person charged with violating section 70503 of this title, or against whom a civil enforcement proceeding is brought under section 70508, does not have standing to raise a claim of failure to comply with international law as a basis for a defense. A claim of failure to comply with international law in the enforcement of this chapter may be made only by a foreign nation. A failure to comply with international law does not divest a court of jurisdiction and is not a defense to a proceeding under this chapter.","path":["Title 46—SHIPPING","CHAPTER 705—MARITIME DRUG LAW ENFORCEMENT"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc46@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T06:00:50Z","sha256":"5b775c1e59d528d7faeb7b00d59223d854ec540ae28415b043bc654d71656312","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/46-u.s.c.-70504","next":"us/46-u.s.c.-70506"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}