> No country's law reaches these ships […] The 'flag' of the ship is the law to which it must operate (at least in international waters): * https://en.wikiped

> No country's law reaches these ships […] The 'flag' of the ship is the law to which it must operate (at least in international waters): * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_state https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_state * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_registration https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_registration But a lot of popular flags are lax at employment rules—kind of why they're often picked. But you also have to have the resources for law suits, regardless of flag/registration.