Presents a general overview of contemporary/modern piracy

Provides a multi-disciplinary overview of the numerous factors underlying the complex phenomenon of piracy

Examines solutions/options for combating piracy at sea

Surveys the state of research and thinking on the threat of maritime piracy

Gives a special focus on the piracy situation of Somalia and the Horn of Africa

Includes supplementary material: [...]

The Malmö Declaration: Calling for a Multi-sectoral Response to Piracy.- International Conference on Piracy at Sea: Keynote Address.- Piracy: Armed Robbery, Kidnapping, Torture and Murder at Sea.- Human Rights in Counter-piracy Operations: No Legal Vacuum but Legal Uncertainty.- The Use of 'Ship-riders' to Assert Jurisdiction over Piracy and Armed Robbery off Somalia: Is the Gulf of Aden the Caribbean?.- The Law Enforcement Approach to Sea Piracy: Overcoming Challenges to Effective Investigation and Prosecution of Somali Pirates.- Japanese Anti-Piracy Law: Protection of Flagged-out Ships.- The Law and Economics of Piracy at Sea.- An Overview of the Economic Implications of Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Nigeria.- An Overview of the Economic Implications of Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Nigeria.- Warships Alone Will not Curb Piracy off the Somali Coast: Lessons from Puntland, State of Somalia.- The North American Maritime Security Initiative (NAMSI).- Economic, Political, and Social Implications of Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea: Nigeria as a Case Study.- Piracy and Organised Crime at Sea: Following the Money Trail.- How to Thwart Success in Piracy: Core Strategies of Security.- Risk Modelling of Non-lethal Response to Maritime Piracy and Estimating its Effect.- Somali Piracy: Understanding the Criminal Business Model.-
MV Renuar
: 133 Days of Fear, Helplessness, and Hopelessness.- The Human Cost of Somali Piracy.