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International Maritime Piracy: Case Law

How to Research the Law of Piracy on the High Seas

Pirate!

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Where to Find Cases

The Hague Justice Portal

  • This website is very good for current news and information on piracy, because it has an "Academic Research" function which allows users to research files, cases, cases by court or tribunal, regions, and topics.
  • One can also use the search function and search for "maritime piracy"
  • But, some of the cases are in another language.

Oxford Reports on International Law (subscription database)

  • Search for Piracy, sort by relevance.