Combating piracy and armed robbery against ships: international cooperation in high risk areas
Incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships have sharply increased in the last decade of the 20th Century and the early 21st Century. The high rates of such incidences occur due to States which suffer from political uncertainty or lack of effective enforcement power in their respective...
| Main Authors: | , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
LexisNexis Malaysia Sdn Bhd
2014
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/35687/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/35687/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/35687/1/Combating_Piracy_MCP_Bulleting_2014_vol_1.pdf |
| Summary: | Incidents of piracy and armed robbery against
ships have sharply increased in the last decade
of the 20th Century and the early 21st Century.
The high rates of such incidences occur due
to States which suffer from political uncertainty
or lack of effective enforcement power in their
respective maritime jurisdictions. The situation
in Somalia reflects this notion in full account.
There would be no hope to expect such a State
to conduct efficient surface and aerial patrols
in its maritime jurisdiction on its own. Therefore,
prevention and suppression of such maritime
crimes in high risk areas should be conducted
by the international community as a whole.
Accordingly, this paper intends to search for a
viable way in which the international community
can cooperate without impairing the sovereignty
of the respective States in high risk areas. It
is suggested that an international naval and
air force should be established under the UN
Security Council to operate surface and aerial
patrols in high risk areas all over the world. This
exercise should be done in cooperation with
the regional powers in the respective State and
cease when it is capable of conducting efficient
surface and aerial patrols on its own or jointly with other States |
|---|