Past News

OEF addressed UN NGO Briefing

Anna Bowden addressed an NGO Cluster Briefing, “High Tide, High Crime: Piracy and Other Crimes of the Sea” held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City on June 10, 2010.  Ms. Bowden presented OEF’s perspective on the issue of piracy and our research on international law and piracy. She also shared information about the political and economic costs of piracy.

Equipment Articles for the Suppression of Maritime Piracy

A paper on current possibilities and past legal precedents for using equipment rules to help prosecute captured pirates. By Eugene Kontorovich, prepared for One Earth Future.

Suppressing Maritime Piracy: Exploring the Options in International Law:
In the fall of 2009 OEF sponsored an expert workshop to discuss the legal options for dealing with pirates. This Workshop Report summarizes the ideas discussed by the 15 experts who attended and highlightes some issues for further research. If you would like a hard copy of the report, please e-mail mailto:%20maritimepiracy@oneearthfuture.org.  

OEF Presentation at UNU-WIDER Event
OEF’s former Executive Director, Bob Haywood and former OEF Research Director, Jurgen Brauer, introduced some of OEF's potential core governance concepts at a workshop hosted by the United Nations University’s World Institute for Development Economics (UNU-WIDER). 

A summary of the paper is now available on the UNU website here. Both the summary and the full PDF versions are also published on our website here.  

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