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Volume 113 of Terrorism: Commentary on Security Documents, Piracy and International Maritime Security provides key international materials on piracy. International treaties, such as the Draft Convention on Piracy, the Geneva Convention on the High Seas, and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea are provided, which help to define piracy under international law. This volume also contains documents that discuss international jurisdiction over the crime of piracy and its enforcement. Piracy is one of the few international crimes subject to universal jurisdiction, which gives all states the right but not the duty to prosecute. International case law on the use of force in apprehending pirates is provided, along with national piracy legislation and cases.

VOLUME 113

Piracy and International Maritime Security

DOCUMENTS
INTRODUCTION

A. International Treaties: Definitions of Piracy under International Law

Commentary by Kristen Boon

DOCUMENT NO. 1: 1932 Draft Convention on Piracy

DOCUMENT NO. 2: Report of the International Law Commission on the Work of its Eighth Session, Official Records of the General Assembly, Eleventh Session, Supplement No. 9 (Document A/CN.4/104), July 4, 1956

DOCUMENT NO. 3: Geneva Convention on the High Seas, April 29, 1958

DOCUMENT NO. 4: United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea Articles 101-111, 1982

DOCUMENT NO. 5: Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts of Violence against the Safety of Maritime Navigation, 1988

B. ENFORCEMENT: INTERNATIONAL JURISDICTION OVER THE CRIME OF PIRACY

Commentary by Kristen Boon

DOCUMENT NO. 6: Exchange of Letters between the European Union and Kenya, March 2009

DOCUMENT NO. 7: Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Republic of the Seychelles, February 2009

C. UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL'S RESPONSE TO PIRACY OFF THE COAST OF SOMALIA

Commentary by Kristen Boon

DOCUMENT NO. 8: U.N. Security Council Resolution 1816 (Renewed by 1846, 1897), June 2, 2008

DOCUMENT NO. 9: U.N. Security Council Resolution 1838, October 7, 2008

DOCUMENT NO. 10: U.N. Security Council Resolution 1851, December 16, 2008

DOCUMENT NO. 11: U.N. Security Council Resolution 1897, November 30, 2009

DOCUMENT NO. 12: U.N. Security Council Resolution 1918, April 27, 2010

D. RESPONSES TO PIRACY BY THE INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION

Commentary by Kristen Boon

DOCUMENT NO. 13: I.M.O. Circular 1333, Recommendations to Governments for Preventing and Suppressing Piracy, June 26, 2009

DOCUMENT NO. 14: I.M.O. Circular 1334, Guidance to Shipowners and Ship Operators, Shipmasters and Crews on Preventing and Suppressing Acts of Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships, June 23, 2009

DOCUMENT NO. 15: I.M.O. Resolution A.922(22), Code of Practice for the Investigation of the Crimes of Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships, January 22, 2002

DOCUMENT NO. 16: I.M.O. Resolution 979, Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships in Waters Off the Coast of Somalia, February 6, 2006

DOCUMENT NO. 17: I.M.O. Resolution 1002, Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships in Waters Off the Coast of Somalia, December 6, 2007

E. REGIONAL RESPONSES TO PIRACY

DOCUMENT NO. 18: Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships in Asia, 2004

DOCUMENT NO. 19: Djibouti Code of Conduct, 2009

F. INTERNATIONAL CASE LAW ON THE USE OF FORCE IN APPREHENDING PIRATES

DOCUMENT NO. 20: The Red Crusader, March 23, 1962

DOCUMENT NO. 21: M/V "Saiga" (No. 2) Case, July 1, 1999

G. NATIONAL PIRACY LEGISLATION AND CASES

DOCUMENT NO. 22: U.S. Code: Sections 1651, 2280, 3238

DOCUMENT NO. 23: U.S. v. Shi, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 2007

DOCUMENT NO. 24: U.S. v. Muse, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 2009

DOCUMENT NO. 25: U.K. Piracy Law

DOCUMENT NO. 26: Canadian Piracy Law

DOCUMENT NO. 27: Australian Piracy Law

DOCUMENT NO. 28: Kenyan Merchant Shipping Act, 2009