The North American Maritime Security Initiative (NAMSI)
The provisions of international instruments call for cooperation among states for their effective implementation. Unfortunately, in most cases it does not occur so until an incident takes place. Following the events of 9/11 and the UN Resolutions related
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Maximo Q. Mejia, Jr. Chie Kojima Mark Sawyer Editors
Piracy at Sea
WMU Studies in Maritime Affairs Volume 2 Series Editors: Maximo Q. Mejia, Jr. Jens-Uwe Schro¨der-Hinrichs
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Maximo Q. Mejia, Jr. • Chie Kojima • Mark Sawyer Editors
Piracy at Sea
Editors Maximo Q. Mejia, Jr. Maritime Industry Authority Manila Philippines
Chie Kojima Faculty of Political Science & Economics Musashino University Tokyo Japan
Mark Sawyer Richmond Hill USA
ISSN 2196-8772 ISSN 2196-8780 (electronic) ISBN 978-3-642-39619-9 ISBN 978-3-642-39620-5 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-39620-5 Springer Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2013954809 © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Foreword
In September 2011, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) observed its annual World Maritime Day with a call-to-action to the international community, military forces, shipowners, and seafarers, reminding them of the integral role they play in helping rid the world of modern-day piracy, especially off the coast of Somalia and in the Indian Ocean. In Secretary-General Mitropoulos’ World Maritime Day message, he stated: “To
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