Somalia, on the tip of the Horn of Africa, has been inhabited as far back as 9,000 BC. Its history is as rich as the country is old. Caught up in a decades-long civil war, Somalia, along with Iraq and Afghanistan, has become one of the most dangerous countries in the world. Gett…
"This volume provides a concise introduction to the issues and debates regarding modern piracy that include naval operations, law, and diplomacy, and focuses on the recent surge of attacks off the coast of Africa and Asia"--
Certain types of crime are increasingly being perpetrated across national borders and require a unified regional or global response to combat them. Transnational criminal law covers both the international treaty obligations which requires states to introduce specific substantive…
Présentation de l'éditeur : "reedom of Navigation and Globalization offers a timely analysis of current issues in the Law of the Sea in six Parts. Part I examines co-operative measures taken within the Southeast Asia region to combat piracy and armed robbery against ships, and t…
The 1650s to the 1730s marked the golden age of piracy, when fearsome pirates like Blackbeard ruled the waves, seeking not only treasure but also large and fast ships to carry it. The Whydah was just such a ship, built to ply the Triangular Trade route, which it did until one of…
States criminalise many transnational offences, such as piracy, human trafficking, drug trafficking, terrorism, organised crime, and cybercrime. This book provides an introduction to this area of law, setting out what transnational crimes are, and how states can establish jurisd…
States criminalise many transnational offences, such as piracy, human trafficking, drug trafficking, terrorism, organised crime, and cybercrime. This book provides an introduction to this area of law, setting out what transnational crimes are, and how states can establish jurisd…
Maritime Piracy is now a pressing global issue, and this work seeks to provide a concise and informative introduction to the area. Never truly having receded into a romanticized past, seaborne banditry's rapid growth was stimulated by low risks and increasingly high rewards. Cur…
Beginning with an overview and historical development of piracy and the relevant maritime governance structures, this book examines how 20th century shifts in global governance norms and structures eventually left the high seas open for predatory attacks on one of the world's fa…
Do piracy and maritime terrorism, individually or together, present a threat to international security, and what relationship if any exists between them? Piracy may be a marginal problem in itself, but the connections between organised piracy and wider criminal networks and corr…
"Piracy may be a marginal problem in itself, but the connections between organised piracy and wider criminal networks and corruption on land make it an element of a phenomenon that can have a weakening effect on states and a destabilising one on the regions in which it is found.…