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Charles Marts

August 10, 2010

Piracy Ransoms- Conflicting Perspectives

This paper presents both sides of the debate over whether States should allow payment of ransoms to pirates. United States Executive Order 13536 and other recent national and international legislation have brought increased awareness to this issue.

July 01, 2010

Hybrid Tribunals to Combat Regional Maritime Piracy: Guiding the Rule of Law Through the Rocks and Shoals

Maritime piracy continues to afflict the modern world. Basing their operations in places like Somalia, modern pirates have been able to launch attacks on ships traveling some of the world’s most trafficked waterways.

A. J. Kulmiye

May 01, 2010

Assessment of the Status of the Artisanal Fisheries in Puntland Through Value Chain Analysis

The overall objective of the study, which was funded by UNDP Somalia, was to undertake an assessment of the Puntland fisheries sector through value chain analysis and assessment of the current production and its impacts on the marine environment.

Egune Kontorovich

May 01, 2010

Equipment Articles for the Prosecution of Maritime Piracy

Somali pirates astound because their skiff-mounted attacks on state-of-the-art supertankers repeatedly yield multimillion dollar ransoms, and because they can basically count on getting away with it. Why? Because the legal framework that governs the high seas contains blatant gaps that currently mak...