The international law related to maritime security : an analysis of its effectiveness in combating piracy and armed robbery against ships

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The international law related to maritime security: an analysis of its effectiveness in combating piracy and armed robbery against ships Degree: MScThe dissertation is a study of international law related to maritime security.The objective of the dissertation is to identify some of the problems in combating piracy and armed robbery against ships arising from inadequate international law related to maritime security and to make recommendations for improving this body of law.The central issue discussed in the dissertation is the clarity of the different concepts describing illegal violence at sea.The dissertation shows that the international law related to maritime security is fragmented and the definitions describing illegal violence at sea -unclear.It hampers the effective fight against illegal violence at sea, including acts which are called piracy and armed robbery under existing international law.Consequently, the dissertation gives several recommendations for improving the international law related to maritime security.Together with other proposals it recommends that further research be focused on identifying what regime of jurisdiction is most appropriate for effective combat of one or another particular illegal act of violence at sea.Such research would allow enumerating in international law all those illegal acts of violence at sea, for which universal jurisdiction should be applied.

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