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Human rights and law enforcement at sea : arrest, detention and transfer of piracy suspects /

Law enforcement at sea has become an increasingly important tool for combating transnational crime. Such law enforcement operations are commonly directed by multinational missions composed of military rather than police forces, and are often carried out in maritime areas not subject to national juri...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Petrig, Anna
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden : Brill Academic Publishers, 2014.
Colección:Raoul Wallenberg Institute human rights library ; v. 46.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Law enforcement at sea has become an increasingly important tool for combating transnational crime. Such law enforcement operations are commonly directed by multinational missions composed of military rather than police forces, and are often carried out in maritime areas not subject to national jurisdiction. Because of these characteristics, maritime law enforcement operations touch upon many unresolved human rights issues. In the present study, counter-piracy operations off the coast of Somalia and in the Indian Ocean serve as the quintessential example of how law enforcement measures taken a.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789004269972
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