UN Security Council Renews Call to Establish Courts to Deal with Somalian Piracy

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Author: 

Bruce Zagaris

Date Published: 

Sunday, January 1, 2012

Volume: 

28

Issue: 

1

Subject Areas: 

International Law
Piracy
Prosecution
United Nations

Geographic Identifier: 

Mauritius
Seychelles
Somalia
Tanzania

Abstract: 

On October 24, 2011, the United Nations Security Council adopted resolution 2015, calling on governments and international organizations to consider further the establishment of specialized anti-piracy courts in Somalia and other states in the region.