The law and practice of piracy at sea : European and international perspectives / edited by Panos Koutrakos and Achilles Skordas. - xl, 374 pages ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The piracy provisions of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea : fit for purpose? / Piracy and terrorism / Piracy and the use of force / Counter-piracy operations and the limits of international humanitarian law / The European Union's comprehensive approach to combating piracy at sea : legal aspects / Transfer agreements for pirates concluded by the EU : a case study on the human rights accountability of the Common Security and Defence Policy / Countering piracy off the coast of Somalia : a NATO perspective / International law and U.S. responses to piracy off the coast of Somalia / Piracy and the UK / Fighting piracy : the German perspective / Piracy and the East African Region / The dark side of counter-piracy policies / Piracy in global law and global governance / Piracy and the development of international law / Robin Churchill -- Douglas Guilfoyle -- Alexander Proelss -- Thilo Marauhn -- Ricardo Gosalbo-Bono and Sonja Boelaert -- Daniel Thym -- Peter M. Olson -- Gabriel Swiney -- Andrew Murdoch -- Doris Konig and Tim Rene Salomon -- Edwin Egede -- Achilles Skordas -- Jan Klabbers -- Malcolm D. Evans and Sofia Galani.

9781849464123 (hardback) RM458.85 184946412X (hardback)


Piracy--Prevention--Law and legislation.
Law of the sea.
Piracy--Prevention--Law and legislation--Europe.
Law of the sea--Europe.