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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Law and Practice of Piracy at Sea: European and International Perspectives 2014 by Edited by Professor Panos Koutrakos Edited by Achilles Skordas
Piracy at sea is a phenomenon which has risen steadily to the top of the international policy-making agenda. This book provides a comprehensive assessment of the legal and policy issues pertaining to counter-piracy approaches adopted by the European Union and other international actors.Written by EU and international law experts and legal advisors to the main actors in the area the book adopts a holistic approach focusing on the EU as well as other international actors (such as NATO the United States the United Kingdom and Germany) and providing a detailed examination of the relevant legal doctrines and current international practice. It also examines counter-piracy policies in different geographical areas such as the Horn of Africa South East Asia and Western Africa. In doing so it covers a wide range of areas of law including law of the sea international humanitarian law counter-terrorism and the use of force. The book will appeal to academics and post-graduate students practitioners working in EU and international law policy makers within the EU and national administrations and officials in foreign affairs ministries.