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12 Jul 2011, 11:43 am by Zach Zagger
[JURIST] Five Somali men went on trial [Reuters report] Tuesday in a Dutch court on charges of maritime piracy [JURIST news archive] related to hijacking a South African yacht and kidnapping its crew. [read post]
13 Jun 2011, 9:00 am by McNabb Associates, P.C.
Piracy, defined as mutiny or revolt on board an aircraft or vessel against the authority of the captain or commander of such aircraft or vessel, any seizure or exercise of control, by force or violence or threat of force or violence, of an aircraft or vessel. 20. [read post]
3 Jun 2011, 4:40 pm by uwlegalscholarship
The World Maritime University holds the International Conference on Piracy at Sea (ICOPAS 2011) in Malmö, Sweden, October 17-19, 2011. [read post]
20 May 2011, 2:24 pm
The Americans, taken as hostages, were later killed by the pirates, the first US citizens to die in the recent wave of international maritime piracy [JURIST news archive]. [read post]
28 Apr 2011, 10:00 pm
  According to the International Maritime Bureau's piracy reporting center in Kuala Lumpur, there were a record 142 attacks during the first quarter of 2011. [read post]
19 Apr 2011, 10:12 am
According to a report by the International Maritime Bureau, maritime piracy increased to hit all-time record highs during the first three months of 2011. [read post]
14 Apr 2011, 9:05 am
The ICC's piracy reporting center, which has monitored reports of maritime piracy 24 hours a day since 1991, reports that through the end of March, 18 vessels and 344 crew members have been taken hostage, 15 of them in waters off the east... [read post]
11 Apr 2011, 10:49 am
The resolution, sponsored by Russia, calls for the creation of piracy courts outside of Somalia and cooperation among countries in combating the piracy problem. [read post]
29 Mar 2011, 10:00 am by law librarian
After seemingly being relegated to the dustbin of history, maritime piracy law is coming to the fore again. [read post]
15 Mar 2011, 5:12 am
Maritime piracy [JURIST archive] carries a mandatory sentence of life in prison [AFP report]. [read post]
10 Mar 2011, 12:31 pm
The Americans, taken as hostages, were later killed by the pirates, the first US citizens to die in the recent wave of international maritime piracy [JURIST news archive]. [read post]
8 Mar 2011, 10:00 pm
  According to the organizers of the campaign, the aim of the effort is to encourage citizens in countries that are affected by the piracy menace, to put pressure on their governments to take more action against maritime piracy. [read post]
22 Feb 2011, 6:31 am
Transnational organized criminal groups are trafficking increasing quantities of drugs, firearms, counterfeit products, stolen natural resources and people, as well as smuggling more migrants across borders and engaging in maritime piracy and cybercrime. [read post]
14 Feb 2011, 7:22 am by Maritime Law Staff
” Reuters/MSNBC: Read Full Story Published by maritime lawyer Gordon, Elias & Seely, LLP [read post]
2 Feb 2011, 11:45 pm by Mel O'Brien
The UN special envoy on maritime piracy recently proposed the setting up of two special courts, in Tanzania & Somalia, in which to prosecute pirates. [read post]
27 Jan 2011, 9:00 am
Piracy - On January 25, 2011, the United Nations special envoy on maritime piracy off the coast of Somalia put forward a proposal for the establishment of special courts to try piracy cases (Somalia: UN Envoy Proposes Special... [read post]
27 Jan 2011, 2:20 am by Julian Ku
Security Council heard a proposal yesterday for the establishment of special courts in Somalia and Tanzania to try suspected pirates. 25 January 2011 - The United Nations special envoy on maritime piracy off the coast of Somalia today proposed the setting up of two special courts inside the country and one in Tanzania to try suspected pirates, saying the problem in the Indian Ocean was getting out of hand and required "strong and decisive action. [read post]