Legal Corner

  • Djibouti Code broadened

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    Code of Conduct updated to include additional maritime crimes. Regional maritime piracy agreement broadened to cover other illicit maritime activity An international agreement that has been instrumental in repressing piracy […]

  • Naval Yard bomb hoaxers

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    Men face five years in prison. Two Naval Yard Workers Arrested for Bomb Threats A federal grand jury in San Diego has handed down indictments against two shipyard workers at […]

  • PMSC families plead with UK PM

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    Men were employed by AdvanFort, the US PMSC. Families of Britons jailed in India ‘beg’ Theresa May for help The families of six Britons jailed in India are “begging” Prime […]

  • Floating armoury changes

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    News will impact PMSCs operating in the Indian Ocean. Floating Armouries – Major Legal Change Underway Thomas Egerstrom The debate of the legality surrounding “floating armouries” (FA’s) has been circulated […]

  • Kenya, Somalia go to The Hague

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    Mineral reserves prompt legal case. Kenya: Maritime Dispute – Whose Sea Is It Anyway? By Christina Okello The International Court of Justice in The Hague on Monday began a week […]

  • Ferries use French guards

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    Ferries from UK continue to rely on French armed guards. Armed French sea marshals deployed on Barfleur in anti-terror exercise Jim Durkin ARMED French sea marshals were deployed on Brittany […]

  • China’s island defences

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    Tribunal ruling dismissed. South China Sea: China ‘has right to set up air defence zone’ A senior Chinese official has said China has the right to set up an air […]

  • China loses tribunal case

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    Decision legally-binding, but tribunal has no powers of enforcement. South China Sea: Tribunal backs case against China brought by Philippines An international tribunal has ruled against Chinese claims to rights […]

  • EU’s S. China Sea concerns

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    EU wants to see freedom of navigation and over flight upheld in the East and South China Seas. EU calls for free passage through South China Sea BY ROBIN EMMOTT […]

  • Tracking the drug trade

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    Tackling the traffickers.  From Afghanistan to Africa: Heroin trafficking in East Africa and the Indian Ocean CARINA BRUWER Interest in drug trafficking in Africa has typically focused on cocaine in […]

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