Piracy and Armed Robbery at Sea - The Legal Framework for Counter piracy Operations in Somalia Gulf of

Zusatztext 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. Informationen zum Autor 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). Klappentext Piracy is no longer an archaic problem. This analysis of the legal issues surrounding the repression of piracy and armed robbery at sea assesses whether the existing legal regime can effectively counter piracy in the modern age. Zusammenfassung Piracy is no longer an archaic problem. This analysis of the legal issues surrounding the repression of piracy and armed robbery at sea assesses whether the existing legal regime can effectively counter piracy in the modern age. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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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• Authors: Robin Geiß, Robin (Professor Geiss, Robin/ Petrig Geiss, Geiss Robin, Anna Petrig, Anna (Researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law Petrig, Petrig Anna
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.04.2011
• EAN: 9780199609529
• ISBN: 978-0-19-960952-9
• No. of pages: 384
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, LAW / Criminal Law / General, HISTORY / Military / General, Human rights & civil liberties law, LAW / International, LAW / Public, LAW / Civil Rights, International Criminal Law, Law of the Sea, Public international law: criminal law, Law: Human rights and civil liberties, War and defence operations, War & defence operations, Public international law: law of the sea