Overview

Since 2008 increasing pirate activities in Somalia, the Gulf of Aden, and the Indian Ocean have once again drawn the international community's attention to piracy and armed robbery at sea. States are resolved to repress these impediments to the free flow of trade and navigation. To this end a number of multinational counter-piracy missions have been deployed to the region. This book describes the enforcement powers that States may rely upon in their quest to repress piracy in the larger Gulf of Aden region. The piracy rules of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and the legal safeguards applicable to maritime interception operations are scrutinized before the analysis turns to the criminal prosecution of pirates and armed robbers at sea. The discussion includes so-called shiprider agreements, the transfers of alleged offenders to regional states, the jurisdictional bases for prosecuting pirates, and the feasibility of an international(ized) venue for their trial. In addressing a range of relevant issues, this book presents a detailed and comprehensive up-to-date analysis of the legal issues pertaining to the repression of piracy and armed robbery at sea and assesses whether the currently existing legal regime is still adequate to effectively counter piracy in the 21st century.

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Author:   Robin Geiss (Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Potsdam, Germany) ,  Anna Petrig (Researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law, Freiburg, Germany)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 23.80cm
Weight:   0.654kg
ISBN:  

9780199609529

ISBN 10:   0199609527
Pages:   340
Publication Date:   24 February 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction Part I: Current Efforts to Counter Piracy in Somalia and the Gulf of Aden i: Piracy in the Gulf of Aden ii: Efforts to Counter Piracy in the Gulf of Aden iii: Conclusion Part II: Historic Evolution of Legal Rules Relating to Piracy i: Codification of Piracy Rules in the 20th Century ii: Counter-Terrorism Rules Relevant for Violence against Ships and Persons on Board iii: Regional Instruments iv: Conclusion Part III: Counter-Piracy Enforcement Powers and their Legal Constraints i: Scope of Counter-Piracy Enforcement Powers ii: Shiprider Agreements iii: Legal Constraints on Counter-Piracy Enforcement Powers Part IV: The Criminal Prosecution of Pirates and Armed Robbers at Sea i: Adjudicative Jurisdiction over Pirates and Armed Robbers at Sea ii: Possible Venues for the Criminal Prosecution of Piracy Suspects iii: Transfers of Piracy Suspects Conclusion

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<br> This book shines a powerful light on that regime and describes the plethora of conventions, agreements, United Nations resolutions, juridictional rules, and legal principles that apply to different aspects of anti-piracy operations. A welcome contribution to the discussion of what is becoming a very troublesome and very urgent problem which the world can only ignore at its peril. <br>--The Commonwealth Lawyer<p><br> An excellent primer for anybody who wishes to learn the subject. Full of excellent analysis, [this volume] covers material that is essential for an understanding and background of Somali piracy. <br>--The Journal of International Maritime Law<p><br>

Geiss and Petrig's contribution is an extremely useful toolbox for international law issues specifically connected to the situation in the Gulf of Aden, and may be of lasting significance as a repository of state practice. Cameron A. Miles, British Yearbook of International Law

Author Information

Robin Geiss is Professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Potsdam, Germany. Formerly he worked as a legal adviser to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Geneva Anna Petrig, is a researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law in Freiburg (Germany), where she is in charge of the Sea Piracy Project. She is admitted to the Bar of New York (USA) and of the Canton of Berne (Switzerland).

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