Contemporary Maritime Piracy : International Law, Strategy, and Diplomacy at Sea
James. Kraska
Bok Engelsk 2011 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Santa Barbara : : ABC-CLIO, , 2011.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (278 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction: The Oceans and the Genealogy of Piracy; Chapter 1 From Antiquity to the Golden Age; Chapter 2 Contemporary Piracy in Southeast Asia and East Africa; Chapter 3 Maritime Sector Responses; Chapter 4 Naval Strategy and Policy; Chapter 5 International Law; Chapter 6 Diplomacy; Chapter 7 International Criminal Prosecution; Appendix-Primary Documents; United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (1982); Convention on the High Seas 1958; Guidance to Shipowners and Ship Operators, MSC.1/Circ.1334. - Recommendations to Governments, MSC.1/Circ.1333National Strategy for Maritime Security; U.S. Piracy Policy; UN Security Council Resolution 1816, The Situation in Somalia; UN Security Council Resolution 1838, The Situation in Somalia; UN Security Council Resolution 1846, The Situation in Somalia; UN Security Council Resolution 1851, The Situation in Somalia; UN Security Council Resolution 1897, The Situation in Somalia; UN Security Council Resolution 1918, The Situation in Somalia; UN Security Council Resolution 1950, The Situation in Somalia. - Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy (ReCAAP)Arab-East African Djibouti Code of Conduct; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y. - In the past decade, the incidence of maritime piracy has exploded. The first three months of 2011 were the worst ever, with 18 ships hijacked, 344 crew taken hostage, and 7 crew members murdered. The four Americans on board the sailing vessel <i>Quest</i> were shot at point-blank range. The economic costs are also staggering, reaching 7 to 12 billion per year, as insurance costs skyrocket, ransoms double and then quadruple, and ships are forced to hire armed security for protection. Pirates operating off the Horn of Africa disrupt shipping traffic through the strategic Suez Canal, siphoning t
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| ISBN | 9780313387241
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