Piracy and armed robbery at sea the legal framework for counter-piracy operations in Somalia and the Gulf of Aden

This work describes the enforcement powers that states may use to repress piracy in the Gulf of Aden region. The piracy rules of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and the legal safeguards applicable to maritime interception operations are scrutinized before the analysis turns to th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Geiss, Robin
Other Authors: Petrig, Anna
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2011, c2011
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Collection: Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:This work describes the enforcement powers that states may use to repress piracy in the Gulf of Aden region. The piracy rules of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and the legal safeguards applicable to maritime interception operations are scrutinized before the analysis turns to the prosecution of pirates
Physical Description:xviii, 321 p.
ISBN:9780191729751
0191729752