International Solution To Modern-Day Piracy (PDF)

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Smoother Seas Ahead: The Draft Guidelines as an International Solution to Modern-Day Piracy

George D. Gabel, Jr.*

Piracy is an increasing problem for commercial trade. As the oceans are used by all and
controlled by no one, a regulatory vacuum exists with respect to laws guiding state responses to
piratical acts. This Article promotes the Draft Guidelines as the most appropriate response to
this international conundrum.

I. INTRODUCTION...................................... .....................................1434
II. MODERN-DAY PIRACY .................................................. ............1434
A. The Difficulty in Defining Piracy.....................................1434
B. Where and When Piratical Acts Occur............................1435
C. Increase in Acts of Piracy............................................ .....1438
III. HOW TODAY’S LAWS ARE INCAPABLE OF ADDRESSING
MODERN-DAY ACTS OF PIRACY............................................ ....1441
IV. EFFORTS TO ADAPT TO MODERN FORMS OF PIRACY:
MODEL LAWS BY THE STATES............................................ ........1446

It's possible that the Admiralty and Maritime laws are going to be revamped. Good for us or bad? Only time will tell.