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Piracy in Comparative Perspective: Problems, Strategies, Law
Charles H Norchi
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This new work presents a comprehensive approach to an age old disruption of the order of the oceans that was known to ancient Greece, Persia, the first Indian Empire, the Han Dynasty of China and the early European maritime powers. Many of the norms proscribing piratical acts that are codified in contemporary international law are vestiges of those earlier periods. Yet contemporary maritime piracy is more complex and intense. The International Maritime Bureau of the International Chamber of Commerce reported 439 reports of actual piracy attacks in 2011, most Somali based, and a higher number of attempts. This book presents ... Read more
This new work presents a comprehensive approach to an age old disruption of the order of the oceans that was known to ancient Greece, Persia, the first Indian Empire, the Han Dynasty of China and the early European maritime powers. Many of the norms proscribing piratical acts that are codified in contemporary international law are vestiges of those earlier periods. Yet contemporary maritime piracy is more complex and intense. The International Maritime Bureau of the International Chamber of Commerce reported 439 reports of actual piracy attacks in 2011, most Somali based, and a higher number of attempts. This book presents ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849464420
SKU
V9781849464420
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Ref
99-5
About Charles H Norchi
Charles H Norchi is Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Oceans and Coastal Law at the University of Maine. Gwenaële Proutière-Maulion is Vice President for International and European Relations at the University of Nantes, France.
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