The United Nations and many of its committees and non-governmental organizations are actively involved in putting a stop to piracy and making the affected areas safe for trade ships and privately owned vessels to sail. The UN has several anti-piracy organizations that monitor and fight pirating. These NGOs (non-governmental organizations) include the IMO (International Maritime Organization), the IMB (International Maritime Bureau), and the BMC (Bureau of Maritime Crimes). The United Nations also uses the PRC (Piracy Reporting Centre) to collect incident reports and other data on pirate attacks. Within the UN there are also committees in charge of combatting piracy, some of which include: the Maritime Safety Committee and The Maritime Security
Some of those collaborating are Marine Transportation System National Advisory Council (MTSNAC), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), Committee on the Marine Transportation System (CMTS), the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). The IMO is leading an initiative in collaboration with many United Nations (UN) organizations in an attempt to create national legislation that will outlaw piracy. NATO is continuing to enhance its collaboration with its partners and international actors such as the European Union to ensure maritime security. Additionally among other programs that NATO oversees, Operation Ocean Shield is assisting in the fight against piracy off the Horn of
The reign of Augustus was an age of enormous architectural and artistic avidity, where he combined conservatism and revolutionary new ideas. The establishment of a Principate in 27BC created a stability which enabled a long-term, comprehensive planning programme to be worked out for the monuments of Rome. Suetonius emphasises that Augustus not only “restored, ruined or burned temples” he also improved the infrastructure where “He improved the approaches to the city, repaving the Via Flaminia […] at his own expense”. Emperor Augustus and his family provided much of the patronage for his projects, which drew architects, sculptors and painters to Rome. This created the right conditions for art and architecture on a grand scale. With this patronage
Indian tribes, hurt and facing a time of poverty, hunger and disease, sought a means of salvation to bring hope to their traditional culture. The evolution of a new religion, the Ghost Dance, was a reaction to the Indians being forced to submit to white men government and reservation life. The Ghost Dance religion promised salvation in the coming years during which time the earth would be destroyed, only to be recreated with the Indians as the inheritors of the new earth. The ghost dance outcome
The classic novel The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, is a story of guilt and love. The main character, Hester Prynne, has an affair with the minister, Arthur Dimmesdale. Hester then gives birth to her child, Pearl, after which she is then forced to wear an “A” on her chest for adultery. While this story focuses on the story of Hester, there is a deeper meaning behind the relationship between her and Dimmesdale. He displays great character development throughout the novel. He gives the reader a deeper meaning of how to conform to society while creating boundaries for self-exploration. Dimmesdale experience foreshadows the entire story when questioning Hester at the scaffold at the novel’s beginning. As the
When people steal other people 's ideas or product designs, it stops economic improvements for the economy. No one wants to place money, time, and other resources into creating new concepts or products to have someone obtain them within a few seconds and sell the product or idea as their own. The thieves generally sell the stolen products cheaper than the original product reducing the original product 's value. As a result, people that have new ideas are less reluctant to invent.
As you upload the most recent (and most spectacular) new Lady Gaga album Art Pop into your ITunes Library, you scale back and take a long look at your devoted collection. You’ve collected nearly 2000 songs, 150 movies, and 200 books. From the Beatles to Deadmau3, Miley Cyrus to Nirvana, you have every type of music you could possibly imagine. Worst of all, you don’t even listen to a tenth of it! You’ve collected all this media for an outrageous price too: Absolutely Nothing. After 2 and half years of constant file sharing through Limewire, Frostwire, and Vuze, You’ve easily transcended beyond a four or five thousand dollar threshold of Pirated Media. In the end though, your actions do come with a cost. When the federal government discovers
In the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea piracy is defined as “illegal
The smuggling of prohibited items such as cigarettes, drugs and cell phones into prisons and jails is a significant problem throughout the United States. As our book states, very often the people doing the smuggling are the correctional officers or other staff of the prison. Unfortunately, these individuals are motivated by self-profitability and so they accept bribes from prisoners or external sources that have affiliations with those who are incarcerated. This presents ethical and professional concerns.
International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) located in Lyon, France shares information with 190 countries, each with a National Central Bureau, along with 7
The decolonization process after the Second World War resulted in the end of British hegemony in the Indian Ocean. The subsequent Cold War which ensued was again marked by superpower rivalry in the region, enhancing the region’s global strategic value. When this period came to an end, the littoral countries of the IOR to a certain extent rediscovered some of the economic, social and cultural facets that made the ocean the bridge between Africa, Asia and Australia . However, regional cooperation & coordination is still a far reality which is a dire necessity for overall development in the region. In the 21st century the Indian Ocean security has evolved to be multifaceted and dynamic. The emerging threats and challenges which are typically common to the entire region, range across a wide spectrum with transnational maritime crimes such as piracy, illegal immigration, human trafficking, smuggling and illegal unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing activities at one end to the more serious challenges of natural disasters, climate change and even interstate maritime disputes erupting into fully fledged confrontations at the other end . The word ‘Maritime Security deals with the prevention of illicit activities in the maritime domain’. In the previous chapter we have been acquainted with the geostrategic and economic importance of the region which has resulted in the shift of world’s interest to this part of the maritime province.
3. What international law enforcement co-operation mechanisms exist to assist in the investigation and prosecution of piracy committed in waters off the Horn of piracy? How these mechanisms assist in the investigation and prosecution of piracy?
The Hollywood movies with pirates are full of adventure, excitement, and freedom, and realistic life of a pirate is very similar to these fictional pirates. For instance, there are movies like Pirates of the Caribbean , Pan, and Blackbeard the Pirate, and a realistic pirate like Sam Bellamy, and these pirates are mainly after treasure. According to the text, on page 6, it says “ Though pirates usually want barefoot, they did put on stylish leather shoes for special occasions. They also showed off their newfound riches by wearing flashy jewelry, belt buckles, buttons, and cufflinks.”
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:
The term “piracy” means the act of robbing or behaving with illegal violence at sea (“Piracy”).
Interpol is the world’s largest international police organization, with 188 member countries including the United States. Interpol was created in 1923 and headquartered in Lyon France, it facilitates cross-border police co-operation, and supports and assists all organizations, authorities and services whose mission is to prevent or combat international crime including terrorism. Interpol aims to facilitate international police co-operation even where diplomatic relations do not exist between particular countries. Action is taken within the limits of existing laws in different countries and in the spirit of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Interpol’s constitution prohibits any intervention or activities of a political, military,