International Law And Maritime Insurance

One reason why I think people should be prosecuted to an extent is because it is a harmless crime. People in the world have gotten a lesser charge for things that are worst than piracy. Some of the crimes actually can involve hurting others yet they get a lesser crime. On a website

During the 16th, 17th and early 18th centuries, piracy was rampant in the Atlantic, specifically in the West Indies. Piracy has existed since the earliest days of ocean travel, for a range of personal and economic reasons. However, one of the major reasons why piracy was wide spread and rampant in the 16th, 17th and early 18th centuries was Great Britain’s endorsement and usage of piracy as an asset; in wars fought in the New World. Great Britain with its expanding power and conflicts with other nations would make piracy a lifestyle and lay down the foundation for the Golden Age of Piracy and eventually bring what it created to a screeching halt.

In this case, there is a possibility of impairment because of an increased presence of pirates in the area in which Smooth Sailing cruises, the cruise ship’s operating

Under The Black Flag , a book written by David Cordingly expressed the reality and myths behind piracy. He clearly states in the introduction of the book that his aim “is to examine the popular image of pirates today, to find out where this image came from, and to compare it with the real world of the pirates” (Cordingly xiv). Along with his aim his thesis is also stated in the introduction of his book, which essentially states that the views by everyday people of pirates consists of a mixture of facts, and many other things such as romantic novels and films. He successfully informs readers of the history behind many important misconceptions of common beliefs. Although some of the things every person has learned about a pirate growing up may

Authors present similar information in different ways. In the golden age of piracy, despite being disputed when it actually happened. Despite sometimes being worlds apart, the similarities in all these people and their dastardly deeds is incredible. Their paths frequently intersected either through direct contact or other things. Both Rediker and Greene talk about similar situations and people, but they discussed it quite differently. From showcasing the hardships to glorifying their short and fast paced lives, their arguments are as different as night and day, but give us a solid insight into the average life of a pirate in the golden age of piracy.

As is hopefully apparent by now, the common element of piracy trials throughout the era was the uniform desire to convict harshly regardless of circumstance. All of the ingredients existed for rampant cases of wrongful convictions on par with Kidd and Green, but with the exception of the six fisherman hanged for sharing a drink with John Rackam, they didn’t occur in the vice-Admiralty courts after the Quelch hearings. How is it that pirate hunters always captured the true sea thieves? Or another way of asking the question, where did all the privateers go? Analyzing the answers to these inquiries is crucial to understanding how the evolution of piracy reduced the ambiguity that plagued seventeenth-century piracy trials and eliminated the uncertainty that existed between legal privateers from

Piracy began in the early 1600s and started dying off during the 1700s. It was known as the “Golden Age of Piracy”.1 Pirates such as Blackbeard and Privateers such as Sir Francis Drake sailed the seas causing chaos in early America.2 America had a feeble Navy, therefore, they had no means of defense against the Pirates.3 Once the pirate hunters and naval expeditions started to pursue the pirates, they started dying out.4 During the Golden Age of Piracy, pirates would raid and plunder whatever ship they came across, regardless of who was on board. They would attack merchant ships with no mercy, even if it belonged to their own nation.5 Most merchant ships would have a tiny crew of eighteen, untrained, poorly armed men.

Blackbeard was a brave and most outspoken sea rovers who operated during early 1700s in the coastal regions of the English Southern parts of the New world. His piracy activities, together with his co-pirates are key sectors in United States of America’s history. Happening in the time eminently known as the golden age of piracy, their brave advances in sea robbery facilitated the gradual demise of sea hijacking and theft on the deep seas.1

Piracy has always been a common occurrence throughout history, but demanding that your own ransom be upped to a higher price is not. In 75 B.C. Sicilian pirates had captured Julius Caesar and held him for ransom; after discovering the amount being demanded, Caesar became offended, believing he was worth much more than the original asking price, and ordered the pirates to raise the demand. Due to this display of arrogance, it's hard to picture Caesar as one of the greatest generals in history! Yet, to this day, Caesar remains one of the most prominent figures in Roman history, from establishing a law against extortion, conquering most of modern-day France and England to reshaping Rome; Caesar has an extensive list of achievements to prove himself

Many people of Somalia find piracy to be acceptable. The reason being that it is for the good of others, others meaning them. Piracy had become their way of life. Had other nations reached out to Somalia, things would have been different. However, the world is harsh and cruel, and many would rather look after themselves than a stranger. Instead, nations began to trash the land of Somalia. The people no longer see a point in trying to gain profit through ‘morally’ correct manners, more so because their endeavors are fruitless. “It began with fishermen who were tired of foreign fishing fleets taking advantage of the instability in the country, dumping toxic waste and illegally fishing in the Somali waters. These activities hampered the economic, environmental and health of the country and its people” (Johnson). The people of Somalia

Piracy in Somalia has come about due to years of internal fighting and weakened government. With the overthrow of the president in 1991, Somalia has been a complete anarchy with only the laws of rival clans who have been in power. Though long before that the country has been in constant war between the people of the country because money and food have been always been scarce. Small amounts of money have been made through some exports but the real money came from the fishing off the coast. Recently because of the lack of laws commercial fisherman from all over the world have been over-fishing the waters and leaving the Somalis with too few fish to survive. European companies have used this lack of laws as a way to easily dump their

Online piracy is commonly referred to as a threat to businesses in the creative industries. The WTO Agreement on Trade-related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (a.k.a. “the TRIPS” agreement) defines piracy as:

c) It is somewhat more difficult ot make judgments of contingent liabilities in general than for specific warranties because of the potential costs involved in the former. A claim for damages resulting from an oil spill such as Deepwater Horizon is an unforeseen liability, with costs that have not necessarily been planned for in terms of specific costs. Also, these damage

These new pirates are similar to their predecessors in a variety of aspects. They are split up into two groups: those who work for themselves and others who have an alliance with a government. The most famously known group is currently known as the Somali pirates. They attempted to attack and capture the U.S. cargo vessel called Maersk Alabama in April 2009. However, they were fought off, and their one hostage, the ship’s skipper, was rescued five days later (Boot, Max. “Pirates, Then and Now”). Pirate techniques of stealing and escaping have not changed either. Sea robbers continue to elude the authorities by using state and country flags to become unrecognizable. Their ships are designed to be fast and easy to maneuver through coves and channels. On the other hand, technological advances have made it easier for ordinary ocean vessels to become victims of piracy. Wooden ships with shallow bottoms and cannons were ingenious a century ago, but speedboats have become the new pirate transportation. Somali pirates tend to have a larger, ‘mother ship’ used for deep ocean assaults (May, Laura.

In the given case study a dispute will arise between the four parties to determine the liability of each vessel for multiple collisions caused at sea. In summary, the facts are that the Flipper was crossing the Britannia Straits traffic separation scheme but was not making proper use of the crossing points. The Willie, a bulk oil carrier which was adhering to the scheme, spotted the Flipper and foresaw the risk of collision so the captain issued a series of warnings. The Flipper ignored these warnings thinking she had enough time to pass. The Willie, realising she was being ignored made a turn for starboard creating a wash which capsized the Flipper and a nearby yacht. Moments later the Orca, which was insufficiently crewed and had faulty