(v) Further acts of maritime piracy by Israel

Acts of piracy for political motives are not covered by article 101 and the requirement that two ships pirate and victim be involved also distinguishes piracy from hijacking.

Acts of piracy and armed robbery at sea are still a major problem in many parts of the world.

The frequency of piracy attacks and other acts of terrorism against cargo and passenger vessels bears testimony to this sad development.

Piracy

They include it in the list of international crimes together with aggression and apartheid, piracy, acts directed against the safety of aerial communications, etc.

Piracy, with the exception of so called State piracy, is invariably the act of private individuals.

153. The definition of piracy in article 101 of the Convention applies to acts committed by individuals for private ends against a private ship or aircraft.

The Secretary General's latest report on oceans and the law of the sea refers to a large number of actual and attempted acts of piracy and armed robbery.

Article 139, Piracy stipulates

145. The continuing increase in acts of piracy and armed robbery against ships and the increasing violence of the attacks are a matter of great concern to the shipping industry.

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The main motive behind acts of piracy in Somali waters appears to be an attempt by local administrations or individual warlords and militias to obtain large sums of money through ransom demands.

Some acts of piracy and outright banditry on the high seas along the Somalia coastline involving some foreign registered ships go unreported, especially after ransoms have been paid to Somali bandits.

Engendered by the indiscriminate violence of religious fundamentalism which, for its part, is fuelled by poverty, injustice and inequality of every kind, it takes various forms attacks, hostage taking, piracy and other acts.

Recent initiatives to address this problem have included the decision by IMO to send missions of experts to those countries where acts of piracy and armed robbery have most frequently been reported in order to further discuss the implementation in those countries of the IMO Guidelines for Preventing and Suppressing Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships.

Piracy is also very active in the Strait of Malacca.

In China, software piracy is one of the most serious issues.

The Convention only addresses the repression of acts of piracy which take place on the high seas and, owing to the reference in article 58 (para. 2), those which take place in the exclusive economic zone.

SOPA stands for the Stop Online Piracy Act.

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What we're looking at here is the insidious cost of ringtone piracy.

If it's all puppies, porn and piracy, we're doomed.

E. Maritime activities and revenue charcoal, fisheries and piracy

376. The Committee agreed that all future reports on piracy and armed robbery received by the IMO secretariat should be circulated. In turn, the secretariat invited member Governments to investigate acts of piracy and armed robbery against ships reported to have occurred in the waters under their jurisdiction and to report to IMO on their findings and on the remedial action taken.

146. According to IMO, the number of incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships which occurred in 1997 was 252, an increase of 24 over the 1996 figure the total number of such acts reported since 1984 amounted to 1,207.

States should enhance maritime security, especially in combating sea piracy.

The Somali coastline has one of the highest rates of sea piracy in the world.

65. Notes the adoption of resolution A.1002(25) on 29 November 2007 by the Assembly of the International Maritime Organization on acts of piracy and armed robbery against ships in waters off the coast of Somalia, and encourages States to ensure its full implementation

Fear of piracy had forced them into the unfair partida system, a form of bonded labour.

The world continues to be plagued by threats of piracy and armed robbery at sea.

An act of piracy was committed on 11th May, when armed men landed at Marsala.

To eradicate the scourge of piracy and armed robbery against ships currently plaguing the waters of South East Asia, 16 countries have adopted a Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia.

15. Iceland stated that, with regard to the terrorist acts prescribed in the terrorism conventions to which Iceland is a party,7 it had amended its 1940 penal code in order to, inter alia, provide that air piracy and other acts against the safety of aviation were made more clearly punishable than under previous penal legislation.

(b) Coordination and cooperation in combating piracy and armed robbery at sea

Thomas Larrabee was hung for piracy. Benjamin Larrabee was a slave trader.

The Security Council expresses serious concern over the increasing incidents of piracy off the coast of Somalia.

Piracy off the coast of Somalia is causing a great deal of concern to the shipping world.

Copyright violations typically involve the piracy and counterfeiting of computer software, recorded music and movie videos.

Piracy and armed robbery at sea are serious problems particularly in certain areas of the world.

Transnational crimes, including piracy and armed robbery, are threatening marine safety and security.

The actual extent of piracy is very difficult to gauge there may have been other cases that have gone unreported, since many shipping companies do not report incidents of piracy for fear of raising their insurance premiums and prompting protracted, time consuming investigations.

This concerted effort to combat smuggling, piracy and trafficking in pornography produced notable results.