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Update on London Conference on Somalia: Somaliland to attend Conference
The parliament of Somalia’s separatist region of Somaliland overwhelmingly voted in favor to attend the upcoming international Conference on Somalia. The Conference will be hosted by the UK Government...
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A Globalized System of Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice for pirates has become a truly global affair, utilizing diverse state resources to funnel pirates through a limited number of regional states in East Africa back to their homeland of...
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Adrift for two months, Somalis to stand trial in Seychelles
The U.S. has finally found a state willing to prosecute 15 pirates captured aboard an Iranian mothership in January 2012. As we noted at the time, there was no convenient location for prosecution. The...
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After the London Conference on Somalia: A First Appraisal of Counter-Piracy...
The much awaited London Conference on Somalia was finally held at Lancaster House, London on 23 February 2012. Fifty-five delegations attended the Conference, including the UK Prime Minister, David...
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Somaliland’s New Anti-Piracy Law
The semi-autonomous region of Somaliland has become an increasingly important ally to shipping states in resolving the present quagmire in piracy prosecutions in the Gulf of Aden. In the buildup to...
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Mauritius Officially On Board to Prosecute as Other Options Dwindle
Reuters is reporting that Mauritius has inked a deal with the TFG, Somaliland and Puntland to start to transfer convicted pirates to Somali prisons, paving the way for prosecutions in Mauritius. This...
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In Brief: Second International Counter-Piracy Conference Concludes in Dubai
The second International Counter-Piracy Conference concluded yesterday in Dubai, UAE. The Conference, which brought together public and private stakeholders in the fight against piracy, welcomed the...
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Efforts to Support Somalia-based Prosecutions Continue
Following a recent trial in the UAE resulting in the conviction of 10 pirates, the UAE has announced that it will host a training of Somali judges to buttress local, Somalia-based prosecutions. The UN...
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In Brief: UNDP Human Development Report for Somalia – Youth Empowerment Is Key
The United Nation Development Programme released its Somalia Human Development Report 2012. The Report, the first since 2001, discusses the factors behind Somalia’s conflict and state collapse in the...
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EUCAP NESTOR: Bolstering the Rule of Law to Counter Piracy in the Horn of...
Following retirement for the UK Royal Marines as a former frontline operator and then latterly as a naval barrister (Counsel), David Hammond was instructed by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office to...
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