Preventing Terrorist Attacks At Sea - Maritime Terrorism Risk and International Law

Discussing the overlaps and distinctions between piracy and maritime terrorism, this book considers how the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code, and other vessel identification and tracking measures in the 1974 International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, would be likely to reduce the risk of terrorist attacks at sea.

List of contents

Lists of figures
List of tables
List of abbreviations
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: The threat of contemporary terrorism in the maritime domain
Chapter 3: The SOLAS Convention maritime security and vessel identification and tracking arrangements
Chapter 4: Preventing the terrorist targeting of ships
Chapter 5: Preventing the offensive utilisation of vessels by terrorists
Chapter 6: National measures and proposed exceptional circumstances guidelines for preventing terrorist attacks at sea
Chapter 7: Conclusion and future recommendations
Appendix A: 'Designation terrorist groups by the United Nations and by selected states as at 1 March 2022
Appendix B: Chronology of successful maritime terrorism attacks 1968 - 2020'
Appendix C: Status of international agreements as at 1 March 2022
Bibliography
Index

About the author

Robin Bowley is a Lecturer with the Faculty of Law at the University of Technology Sydney, Australia.

Summary

Discussing the overlaps and distinctions between piracy and maritime terrorism, this book considers how the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code, and other vessel identification and tracking measures in the 1974 International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, would be likely to reduce the risk of terrorist attacks at sea.

Product details

• Authors: Robin Bowley, Robin (Faculty of Law Bowley
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 23.12.2022
• EAN: 9780367321222
• ISBN: 978-0-367-32122-2
• No. of pages: 304
• Series: Routledge Research in Terrorism and the Law
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Law > Miscellaneous; LAW / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Terrorism, LAW / International, LAW / Public, LAW / Securities, LAW / Maritime, International Criminal Law, Terrorism, armed struggle, Public international law: criminal law, International law, transport and commerce: maritime law, International maritime law