Essays about: "Pirates"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 19 essays containing the word Pirates.

1. 1. The Discipline of the Seas: Piracy and Polity in England, 1688-1698

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för litteratur, idéhistoria och religion

   Author : Johan Berglund Björk; [2020-10-29]
   Keywords : Piracy; Henry Every; Matthew Tindall; Philip Meadows; subjecthood; sovereignty; jurisdiction;

   Abstract : This thesis is a study of the changing legal and political climate surrounding piracy in England in the years 1688-1698, between the Glorious Revolution and the passing in parliament of the Piracy Act 1698. During this time views of piracy changed in London where pirates were no longer seen as beneficial, but instead as obstacles to orderly trade. READ MORE

3. 2. A Pirate's Life For Me : A comparative study of the Queen Anne’s Revenge and the Quedagh Merchant shipwrecks

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

   Author : Amanda Oxonius; [2019]
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   Abstract : Dagens syn på pirater har länge blivit influerad av olika medier. Allt från böcker och filmer har kontinuerligt påverkat allmänhetens syn på en viktig del av marinhistoria och på så sätt har den perioden av historien blivit näst intill översedd av forskare. READ MORE

4. 3. Marketisation of Security

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Martine Bjønness; [2018]
   Keywords : Maritime Security; Denmark; Private Military and Security Companies; Critical Discourse Analysis;

   Abstract : Entangled in a context of increased use of private military and security companies globally, this study sets out to investigate the motivation for Denmark to use private military and security companies (PMSCs) for maritime security in parilious international waters. This study examines the decision making process taking place in the Danish Parliament in 2012 prior to the passing of ​ Law 116 The amendment of the Firearms Act and the Act on Warfare, etc. READ MORE

5. 4. Pirates of the box : Resource plunderers and collaboration within the CrossFit tribe

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Lindholm Elina; Bjälkenfalk Katrin; [2016]
   Keywords : Consumer tribe; plundering; resource exchange; hybrid exchange;

   Abstract : This paper addresses the concept of consumer tribes, and how various resource exchanges and plundering is carried out within this context. The concept of plundering has been introduced in research, yet only from a theoretical point of view. READ MORE

6. 5. The Regional Prosecution Model between Kenya and the European Union: Implications on International Criminal Law?

   University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Sebastian Stjärneblad; [2014]
   Keywords : Piracy; Regional Prosecution Model; Kenya; Exchange of Letters; Jurisdiction; Right to a Fair Trial; International Criminal Law; Human Rights;

   Abstract : Modern piracy has escalated outside the coast of Somalia and in the Gulf of Aden. In order to bring suspected pirates and alleged armed robbers to justice, the European Union has entered into a regional prosecution model with Kenya. READ MORE