%0 Book %A Vito Pappagallo %D 2011 %C München, Germany %I GRIN Verlag %@ 9783640960293 %T The 1982 UN Convention and piracy off the coast of Somalia %R 10.3239/9783640960293 %U https://www.hausarbeiten.de/document/175177 %X This essay explores an important crime that dramatically increased during the last two decades, known internationally as maritime piracy. In particular, this essay explores the evolution of this phenomenon, provides a definition to it, and aims to understand how it has been faced by the international community. The piracy off the coast of Somalia is taken into account. %K convention, somalia, piracy, coast, law of the sea, UN, United Nations, pirate, crime, international law of the sea %G English