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THE FIGHT AGAINST MARITIME PIRACY: Possibilities of application of private security organization

Posted on May 16, 2013 by

  THE FIGHT AGAINST MARITIME PIRACY: Possibilities of application of private security organization Burkov, Yuriy (Örebro University, School of Law, Psychology and Social Work, Örebro University, Sweden) Student thesis Year of publ.: 2012 Abstract(en) :

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CABINET CLEARS THE WAY FOR PRIVATE SECURITY ON BOARD MERCHANT VESSELS

Posted on May 3, 2013 by

States News Service April 26, 2013 Friday CABINET CLEARS THE WAY FOR PRIVATE SECURITY ON BOARD MERCHANT VESSELS States News Service THE HAGUE, The Netherlands The following information was released by the Netherlands Government Information Service (RVD): The cabinet will … Continue reading →

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VPDs: States’ Maritime Security Failures

Posted on May 1, 2013 by

April 09, 2013 VPDs: States’ Maritime Security Failures   By Ioannis Chapsos Special to Piracy Daily Modern piracy is in sharp decline in the Indian Ocean; however, statistics reveal that officially declared armed escorts onboard vessels transiting the high-risk area … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Erik Prince’s Private Somali Army With The Project

Posted on May 1, 2013 by

Tribeca Film Festival Max Rivlin-Nadler Friday 3:32pm  13,793 38 Celebrating Erik Prince’s Private Somali Army With The Project Since 1993’s Battle of Mogadishu (the disastrous U.S. Army operation fictionalized in the 2001 film Black Hawk Down), the United States has avoided … Continue reading →

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A Bet on Peace for War-Torn Somalia

Posted on April 30, 2013 by

Frontier Capitalism A Bet on Peace for War-Torn Somalia By CHRISTOPHER S. STEWART Michael Stock is pursuing an extreme version of that basic investor’s principle: Get in early. He’s just finished building a resort on the coast of war-torn Mogadishu, … Continue reading →

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Piracy Pays: Inside the Lucrative Fight to Foil High-Sea Hijackings

Posted on April 23, 2013 by

Piracy Pays: Inside the Lucrative Fight to Foil High-Sea Hijackings By Jennifer Booton Published April 10, 2013 FOXBusiness REUTERS Gone are the days of one-eyed pirates being chased by the dilapidated schooners of ancient naval fleets. The modern-day fight against … Continue reading →

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Suing Organized Piracy: An Application of Maritime Torts to Pirate Attacks, and Subsequent Civil Actions Against the Supporters of Organized Piracy

Posted on April 18, 2013 by

Roger Williams University Law Review Fall, 2011 16 Roger Williams U. L. Rev. 655 Note & Comment: Suing Organized Piracy: An Application of Maritime Torts to Pirate Attacks, and Subsequent Civil Actions Against the Supporters of Organized Piracy Alistair Deans … Continue reading →

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Mrs. Ballarin’s War

Posted on April 17, 2013 by

Mrs. Ballarin’s War The improbable tale of a West Virginia heiress the Pentagon hired to take on Somalia’s jihadists. BY MARK MAZZETTI | APRIL 15, 2013 The MV Faina, a Ukrainian-owned merchant ship, was hugging the coastline of Somalia as … Continue reading →

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The Legal Issues of Private Armed Security on Commercial Ships

Posted on April 12, 2013 by

The Legal Issues of Private Armed Security on Commercial Ships Rodden, Grace Walsh, James Grace Rodden and James Walsh III Federal Lawyer 58 no4 30-5, 56 My 2011 INTRODUCTION In 1765, William Blackstone wrote that piracy is a principal offense … Continue reading →

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New Methods of Pirate Attacks in the East and West of Africa

Posted on March 25, 2013 by

New Methods of Pirate Attacks in the East and West of Africa March 22, 2013 at 8:22 AM Iro J. Theofanides Maritime Community must face up to new methods of pirate attacks in East and West Africa, writes Iro J. … Continue reading →

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