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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Piracy in Comparative Perspective: Problems Strategies Law by Edited by Charles H. Norchi Edited by Gwenaele Proutiere-Maulion
The International Maritime Bureau of the International Chamber of Commerce reported 439 reports of piracy attacks in 2011 most Somali based and a greater number of attempts. Contemporary maritime piracy is complex yet many of the codified norms in contemporary international law proscribing piratical acts are vestiges of ancient laws. This book presents diverse perspectives on the problem by contributors from different legal cultures and disciplines. It appraises piracy from the comparative perspectives of those disciplines and from the standpoint of key participants whose activities are plagued by piracy - mariners navies ship owners and operators as well as the policy-makers and lawyers who are called upon to suggest long term solutions which are looked at here through the lenses of history development law maritime security fisheries economics and ocean commerce. Maritime piracy initiatives are generating numerous counter-measures but the diversity of stakeholder interests often complicates proposed solutions. Against this backdrop the contributors examine different strategies adopted as a result of naval power port state control penal systems and development. And they appraise the law viewing state practice international regulations tribunal judgments custom and international conventions from the comparative perspectives of Africa India England France and the United States.