Essays about: "armed robbery"

Found 2 essays containing the words armed robbery.

  1. 1. The Impact of Somali Piracy on Seafarers' Rights: A Cross-Disciplinary Assessment

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Aysun Yücel; [2012]
    Keywords : seafarers; seamen; human; labour; rights; Somali; Somalia; piracy; armed robbery; maritime; violence; ships; vessels; liability; enforcement; MLC; convention; CMI; model; national; law; open; flag; registry; human rights; maritime law; criminal law; international; regional; jurisdiction; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Background: Somali piracy and armed robbery against ships remain to be one of the major global concerns today. Since 2007, over 1,500 piracy and piratical attacks were reported to the IMB Piracy Reporting Centre. These figures were gradually increased over the years, along with the degree of maritime violence. READ MORE

  3. 2. Regional cooperation as part of the solution to piracy – the importance of ReCAAP in Southeast Asia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Sofia Kax; [2012]
    Keywords : ReCAAP; Piracy; Vietnam; Maritime; Regional Cooperation; UNCLOS; SUA; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Piracy is not given very much attention in the western part of the world – there is not many news about it in the medias, and it is not very high prioritized on the politicians’ agenda. However, this does not indicate that it is not a problem. READ MORE