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Author Geiss, Robin.

Title Piracy and armed robbery at sea : the legal framework for counter-piracy operations in Somalia and the Gulf of Aden / Robin Geiss, Anna Petrig.

Publication Info. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.

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Description 1 online resource (vxiii, 321 pages).
Physical Medium polychrome
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Series Max Planck research on international, European, and comparative criminal law
Max Planck research on international, European, and comparative criminal law.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-312) and index.
Contents Note continued: b. Art. 8 SUA Deliveries -- c. Transfers and Handovers -- B. Characteristics and Forms of Transfers in the Counter-Piracy Context -- 1. Main Characteristics of Transfers -- 2. Entities Deciding About Transfers of Piracy Suspects -- a. EUNAVFOR -- b. Nato -- c. National Contingents -- 3. Receiving Entity -- C. The Normative Framework Pertaining to Transfers -- 1. Law of the Sea: Does 105 UNCLOS Allow for Transfers to Third States? -- 2. Transfer Agreements: Specific Rules on Transfers in the Somali Counter-Piracy Context -- a. Transfer Agreements Concluded Among States -- b. EU Transfer Agreements -- aa. Legal Basis: Article 12 Council Joint Action Operation Atalanta -- bb. Existing Transfer Agreements -- A Closer Look -- 1. EU-Kenya Transfer Agreement -- i. Scope of Application: "Transferred Persons" -- ii. Main Content -- iii. Transfers Based on the Agreement -- 2. Exchange of Letters between the Seychelles and European Union -- i. Scope of Application -- ii. Main Content -- cc. Ongoing Negotiations -- 3. The Principle of Non-Refoulement in the Piracy Context -- a. Refugee Law -- b. International Humanitarian Law -- c. International Human Rights Law -- aa. The Scope of the Principle of Non-Refoulement -- 1. Convention against Torture -- 2. International Covenant on Civilian and Political Rights -- 3. European Convention on Human Rights -- bb. Diplomatic Assurances in the Context of Counter-Piracy Operations -- D. Conclusion.
Summary This work describes the enforcement powers that states may use to repress piracy in the Gulf of Aden region. The piracy rules of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and the legal safeguards applicable to maritime interception operations are scrutinized before the analysis turns to the prosecution of pirates.
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Subject Piracy.
Piracy.
Piracy -- Aden, Gulf of.
Piracy -- Somalia.
Somalia.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Petrig, Anna.
Other Form: Print version: Geiss, Robin. Piracy and armed robbery at sea. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011 9780199609529 (DLC) 2011922175 (OCoLC)701807872
ISBN 9780191029653 (electronic book)
0191029653 (electronic book)
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