Legal Corner

  • Evidence Stacks Up

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    News sources in South Korea claim that the fingerprints of a Somali pirate, suspected of shooting a South Korean master during a rescue operation last month, matched those on a […]

  • Piracy

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    Piracy By Nick Riddle     In 2010 the response of the insurance industry to the threat of piracy was confused; it lacked coherence and consistency.  Part of that confusion resulted […]

  • Neighbourly Approach

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    South Korea is considering forging agreements with some neighboring countries of Somalia to seek their help in handling captured pirates, according to official sources. The move came after Seoul was unable […]

  • Island Pirates Captured

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    A gang of 28 Somali pirates, apprehended close to the Lakshadweep Islands off south-west India, will be handed over to Mumbai police to be prosecuted under Indian law. Officials claim […]

  • Tactical Switch

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    Having tried many different approaches to tackling piracy, none of which have been overly successful. It seems that the United States needs to look to the techniques used to combat […]

  • Sentence Passed

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    A court in Yemen’s southeastern city of Mukalla sentenced 13 Somalis each to 12 years in jail on Saturday after convicting them of piracy, a judicial source said. The men, […]

  • Saudi Solution

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    The questions of legality of armed guards on ships have become a grey and problematic area because of the hesitancy of many States to get involved. All too often it […]

  • Legal Concerns

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    Armed security guards may be a pragmatic answer to safeguarding vessels, but Paola Ghiradani, partner at London maritime law firm Stephenson Harwood, speaking in Lloyd’s List has stressed that there […]

  • Central role of Interpol against maritime piracy off Somalia

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    European Union Decision endorses central role of Interpol against maritime piracy off Somalia. Interpol chief hails ‘significant development’ in international fight against maritime piracy networks.   LYON, France – The […]

  • Going Dutch

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    Dutch prosecutors are set to launch a criminal investigation into five suspected Somali pirates for allegedly hijacking a South African yacht and plan to eventually prosecute them in the Netherlands. […]

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