Piracy in Somalia

The origins of modern piracy can be traced back to the 17th century when European states began to commercially compete for trade routes via the high seas to exploit new markets for trade and resources. At the time oceans, lacked any regulation, law, and order. Countries such as England, France, and Spain hired pirate groups to attack enemy ships and steal materials that were found on board. This time period is often referred to as the Golden Age of Piracy, however, piracy continues to occur even

country of Somalia. A topic that interested me is piracy, which is evident among the Somali coast. I first learned of Somalia in high school in my Multicultural Studies course. Somalia seemed to intrigue me because of its humanitarian problems and I knew of its piracy issue which is also a gripping topic. I consulted a research article online under Florida Atlantic University’s libraries titled, “The Dialectics of Piracy in Somalia: the rich versus the poor.” The article discusses how piracy has affected

similar effect on some of the Somali people. According to the African Economic Development Institute (AEDI), the bigger and more sophisticated European and Asian fishing ships took advantage of the governmental collapse and the ensuing civil war in Somalia in 1991. With permission of the corrupt military leaders and landlords, they greedily

its jurisdiction within its territory. Piracy is one crime when a state may exercise jurisdiction, because it is a crime that falls under the definition of jus cogens, considered being so critical to the international order that all nations must fight against it. The acts of piracy do not only have impacts on human life, but it affects the navigation on the seas, the environment and it has severe financial consequences. It is significant to stop the piracy attacks, but who have jurisdiction and rights

In Somalia, no one is spared from crisis. Children and health workers have been murdered and kidnapped. People fight over food and water, adding another burden to citizens of Somalia who are already struggling to get through resource droughts. In a country with no central government, little happens without trauma-force. As resources continue to diminish, conflict arises when there are very little resources and Somalis all want to have priority (Unicef, 2006). Before environmental resource scarcity

“I don 't recognize my people anymore. I feel Somalia is lost. There is no Somalia. It is just a name (Abdi, 2016)”. Over the past 20 years Somalia as a country has been in turmoil and constant fighting. Today’s Somalia is still a harsh environment and the people are unforgiving as they too are trying to survive this oasis of violence. Considering Somalia in the news now we see after years of fighting and trying to support this country with food, water, and security it has progressed but not quickly

and Domestic Legal Framework against Armed Robbery ship and Piracy. International law government aim has relationship between all countries. Besides that, they aim to impose duties and rights to ensure harmonisation among countries. To achieve the goal, individual state play role to observe the law that adopt by the international law. In fact, this goal remarkable as achievement, it still arguably lacks prosecution power in combating piracy. It gives domestic laws to produce suitable system to bring

the most prevalent issues in our world today. In many third world countries, most of citizens live in poverty. Somalia is one of these third world countries that have extreme rates of poverty. There are many factors that have led to these major rates of poverty. Somalia’s economy is very bad because of the high unemployment rates and piracy. Because of the civil war that happened in Somalia, the government is not able to help decrease poverty levels. Lack of education in the country makes it difficult

a Stable Somalia: Are Peacekeepers Necessary? Problem Statement Since its independence, Somalia has encountered one opposition after another. Boarder disputes, internal struggles, unstable government, civil war, lawlessness, massive famine, tribal warfare, increased terrorism, peacekeeping failures, and piracy all have shaped the state of Somalia to become what it is today. This case study seeks to explore the reasons behind the various failures, struggles, and difficulties past Somalia has encountered

Instability in Somalia: Islamic Extremism & Insurgency “Historical Amnesia is a dangerous phenomenon, not only because it undermines moral and intellectual integrity, but also because it lays the groundwork for crimes that lie ahead.” Noam Chomsky It is nearly impossible to pick up a copy of the New York Times or The Washington Post or turn on CNN and not see scenes of the humanitarian crisis, gangs, piracy, insurgency, and civil war regarding the deteriorating situation in Somalia splashed