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Maritime piracy doubled in first half of 2009: report
The International Maritime Bureau (IMB) reported on Wednesday that pirate attacks around the globe have doubled in the first half of 2009. The bulk of the upsurge has come from increased activity in the Gulf of Aden and Somali coastal waters, wher (More) |
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Japan parliament approves anti-piracy law
The Japanese Diet has passed an anti-piracy law, authorizing the government to dispatch forces to combat pirate attacks against commercial vessels. The law, passed by the House of Representatives Friday, allows the country's military to protec (More) |
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Somalia at the Crossroads: Options for the World Community
JURIST Guest Columnist Zeray Yihdego of Oxford Brookes University School of Social Sciences and Law says that the UN and the world's powers must act to help stabilize Somalia, too long plagued by clan infighting, lawlessness, regional conflict in (More) |
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Somali pirate suspects go on trial in Netherlands court
Five Somalians suspected of piracy went on trial Monday before a Dutch court in Rotterdam. The men are accused of attempting to hijack [NRC Handelsblad report] a Dutch Antilles freighter in the Gulf of Aden in January. The Danish navy seized the So (More) |
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Japan protesters divided on calls for constitutional reform
Japanese activists demonstrated [Japan Times report] Sunday on Japan's 62nd Constitution Day to voice opposing views about an approaching referendum on the country's pacifist constitution [text; JURIST news archive]. Efforts to reform the co (More) |
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Kenya prosecutors charge suspected Somali pirates
Kenyan prosecutors brought piracy charges Thursday against 18 Somali nationals who were captured at sea by European naval forces over the past two months and handed over to the Kenyan authorities. The suspected pirates were captured by French and G (More) |
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Federal court to try Somali piracy suspect as adult
Alleged Somali pirate Abduwali Abdukhadir Muse, captured by US forces following an attempted attack on the container ship Maersk Alabama , was charged Tuesday and will be tried as an adult following a ruling by federal magistrate judge Andrew Peck (More) |
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US Coast Guard chief calls for enforcement of international piracy laws
A "legal framework" is needed to enforce existing international laws against piracy , Adm. Thad Allen [official profile; blog], Commandant of the US Coast Guard , said in an interview on ABC's "This Week" Sunday morning. Al (More) |
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Law at Sea: Challenges Facing Japan's Anti-piracy Mission
JURIST Guest Columnists Hitoshi Nasu and Donald Rothwell of the ANU College of Law, Australian National University, say that while Japan's proactive approach towards fighting maritime piracy marks a significant step in its rehabilitation as a glo (More) |
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Fighting the Somali Pirates: The 'Shipriders Agreement' Breakthrough
JURIST Guest Columnist S.R. Subramanian of the Hidayatullah National Law University in Raipur, India, says that recent UN Security Council endorsement of a law enforcement mechanism called a "shipriders agreement" represents a significant s (More) |
Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated in Memphis
Civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in Memphis on April 4, 1968.
Pay a virtual visit to The King Center in Atlanta.
