Legal Corner

  • Lost in Translation?

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    As pirate attacks on commercial vessels continue to rise, the number of successful hijacks continues to fall, in no small part due to the effectiveness of private maritime security companies. […]

  • Ballistic Compatibility

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    According to the Times of India there is a match between the two Beretta rifles used by Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone, the two Italian Marines accused of murder, and […]

  • Rilascio Annullato

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    La petroliera italiana non potrà lasciare le acque indiane, la sezione d’appello dell’Alta Corte di Kochi ha annullato la decisione presa la settimana scorsa da un giudice di primo grado della […]

  • GUARDCON Contract Published

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    BIMCO has published the GUARDCON standard contract for the employment of security guards on vessels. GUARDCON’s objective is to create a contractual benchmark for the employment of security services so […]

  • Assalto alla Montecristo

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    Otto giovani somali, gli imputati nel primo processo sulla pirateria contemporanea che si è aperto oggi a Roma. A ROMA IL PRIMO PROCESSO CONTRO PRESUNTI PIRATI SOMALI Si è aperto […]

  • Solving Maritime Disputes

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    Eurasia Review have published a valid and topical analysis of how the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) assisted Bangladesh and Myanmar in peacefully resolving a dispute […]

  • Judge Prolongs Incarceration

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    The two Italian marines appeared in court this morning in Kollam where the judge prolonged their preventative incarceration measure by a further two weeks. Italian Marines to remain in jail […]

  • No a Immunità Militari su Navi

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    Monti telefona al premier indiano. Sui marò scende in campo la Ue.  La portavoce della Ue Catherine Ashton: ci stiamo attivando per “una soluzione soddisfacente”. L’intervento dopo una richiesta dell’Italia […]

  • Maritime Security Standards

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    At the Inaugural Conference of the Security in Complex Environments Group (SCEG) it was announced that standards designed to ensure high levels of quality and professionalism of all Private Security […]

  • Pirates vs. Paper

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    Former assistant to US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, Mark V. Vlasic, on why international maritime law is key to defending the shipping sector against acts of piracy Fighting Pirates […]

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