Dr Bjørn-Oliver Magsig in Conversation with Captain Brian Fitzgerald of the Irish Naval Service

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Captain Brian Fitzgerald, Operations Branch Commander of the Irish Naval Service, describes some of the complex jurisdictional, political, and legal challenges faced by the Naval Service while rescuing migrants in the Mediterranean during Operation Sophia. Looking toward the future, he also sketches out some of the complicated scenarios the Naval Service might have to address following Brexit.