Maritime Security (Case of Piracy)

Abstract

Maritime security is a very broad issue encompassing many aspects. One of the problems of maritime security is piracy and the world community is currently faced with some serious legal challenges in combating piracy. It may be argued that international law imposes certain limitations on the potential use of force by warships against pirates by requiring that force is used only as the last resort, for example in self-defence, and that it should be proportionate. Roots of the piracy lie in the collapse of a national economy and government structure in some developing countries. Consequently, piracy can only be eradicated by strengthening the capacity of such developing States through regional or global cooperative arrangements to comply with their responsibility to prevent acts of piracy and other acts of violence at sea and activities connected with such acts. Keywords:international law; legal challenge; Maritime Security; piracy