Resources on Combating Piracy

Topics: Opportunity, Peace and Security

Keywords: Somalia, Piracy, United Nations, Maritime

01 June 2009

Resources on Combating Piracy

Reports, Organizations, Treaties, Law, Articles and Resolutions on Piracy

The United Nations seal

Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (PDF, 23 K)

Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Maritime Navigation, March 10, 1988

International Maritime Bureau

International Maritime Organization

U.S. Maritime Liaison Office seal (Courtesy U.S. Maritime Liaison Office)

The U.S. Maritime Liaison Office seal

Options for Combating Piracy in Somalia. Washington: Heritage Foundation, April 15, 2009

U.N. Security Council Resolution 1851 and Resolution 1846

U.S. Code. Criminal Resource Manual 9 Sea Piracy (18 U.S. C. sect. 1651)

U.S. Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Piracy off the Horn of Africa, April 21, 2009 (PDF, 574 K)

U.S. National Security Council. Countering Piracy Off the Horn of Africa: Partnership & Action Plan, December 2008 (PDF, 272 K)

U.S. Navy: Maritime Liaison Office

“The World’s Most Dangerous Waters.” Forbes, April 13, 2009

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