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Are pirates criminals or combatants? The historically developed legal views on piracy with an account of the US intervention in Tripoli


Essay, 2015

9 Pages, Grade: 1,0


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An essay about the legal views on piracy through the history of law, starting with Ancient Greece. Written with regard of the takes of legal scholars of several centuries and special consideration of the US invasion against the so called Barbary States in Northern Africa. Closing with the reason for why the question of how to assess acts of piracy could become more important in these times.

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Title
Are pirates criminals or combatants? The historically developed legal views on piracy with an account of the US intervention in Tripoli
College
University of Vienna  (Rechtswissenschaftliche Fakultät/ Institut für Europarecht, Internationales Recht und Rechtsvergleichung)
Grade
1,0
Author
Year
2015
Pages
9
Catalog Number
V317886
ISBN (eBook)
9783668171909
ISBN (Book)
9783668171916
File size
535 KB
Language
English
Keywords
Public International Law, Piracy, United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, unable or unwilling, Barbary Wars, US Intervention in Tripoli, Law of Nations, Völkerrecht, Piraterie, Piraten, Pirates, UN Seerechtsübereinkommen
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Michael Friedl (Author), 2015, Are pirates criminals or combatants? The historically developed legal views on piracy with an account of the US intervention in Tripoli, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/317886

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