Communis Hostis Omnium | Navigating the Murky Legal Waters of Maritime Piracy
Christian Bueger, Cardiff University
2016 marks the beginning of the transition of the counter-piracy response in the Horn of Africa. Many states have already significantly reduced their involvement in counter-piracy. Recently, the High Risk Area has been revised, which documents that international stakeholders are altering the approach they take to contain piracy. While the US-led Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) have announced in July 2015 to continue their operation, the mandates of the two other missions, NATO’s Operation Ocean Shield and th
The revisions of the counter-piracy architecture raise the question of what the future holds for the main coordination body, the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (CGPCS). The CGPCS is a major cornerstone of the response. It ensures that the activities of diverse stakeholders are in sync and gaps are spotted and filled. Linscription dans asgg.fr/ louest de depistage. The CGPCS is a flexible, informal, and multi-lateral mechanism, and over the evolution of the fight against piracy it has been
Communis Hostis Omnium | Navigating the Murky Legal Waters of Maritime Piracy