Pirate accountant arrested

German police have arrested an asylum seeker alleged to have acted as an accountant for Somali pirates who seized an oil tanker in 2010. Accountant

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Death penalty debated in piracy case

Attorneys for a Somali man charged with hijacking a yacht and killing four Americans on board claim their client is intellectually disabled and therefore ineligible

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Doubts and Due Diligence

The new rules governing private maritime security services in Nigeria require the shipping and offshore industries to conduct their due diligence with far greater care Doubts and Due Diligence The past few ...

Legal wrangle over North Sea oil

A legal expert has warned that Scotland's share of North Sea oil could be subject to years of legal wrangling if they voted for independence. Scottish independence: Academic warns of legal ...

Game Changer

A number of security providers have been forced to suspend operations in Nigeria following the implementation of new laws governing the private maritime security sector Game Changer The implementation of new laws ...

Anti-terror agency probe Italian marines

India's Supreme Court has allowed an anti-terror agency to probe the case of two Italian marines accused of killing two Indian fishermen in a case that sparked a diplomatic row. India ...

Guidelines for crimes on ships

Draft guidelines on the preservation and collection of evidence following  an allegation of a serious crime on board a ship have been approved by the IMO. Guidelines on dealing with crimes on ...

Ruling Deferred

The Supreme Court will pronounce on Thursday its order on the Italian government's plea against the invoking of Suppression of Unlawful Acts 2002 and investigation by the National Investigation Agency into the killing of two Indian ...

Italians Trial a Test Case

The Enrica Lexie case could potentially set a precedent to evaluate cases of fatal shootings involving privately contracted armed guards deployed to protect cargo ships against pirate attacks Italian marines trial ...

Report From the Piracy Contact Group

Milena Sterio summarises the key legal issues that were discussed at the 12th meeting of the UN Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia, Working Group 2. Report From the ...
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