Piracy and armed robbery at sea : the legal framework for counter-piracy operations in Somalia and the Gulf of Aden /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Geiss, Robin.
Imprint:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Description:	1 online resource (vxiii, 321 pages)
Language:	English
Series:	Max Planck research on international, European, and comparative criminal law Max Planck research on international, European, and comparative criminal law.
Subject:	Piracy. Piracy -- Aden, Gulf of. Piracy -- Somalia. Piracy. Indian Ocean -- Gulf of Aden. Somalia. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11279388

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Other authors / contributors:	Petrig, Anna.
ISBN:	9780191029653 0191029653 0191729752 9780191729751 1306411416 9781306411417 9780199609529 0199609527
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-312) and index. Print version record.
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.
Other form:	Print version: Geiss, Robin. Piracy and armed robbery at sea. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011 9780199609529

Table of 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.

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