Law Professor: Open Season on Pirates
Law professor John Norton Moore, who directs U.Va.’s Center for Oceans Law and Policy, recently gave a talk at the Law School on the control of piracy, which he called a “very, very serious issue in world order.”
He noted that international law allows any nation to go after pirates in international waters, and even in territorial waters under certain circumstances.
His prescription? Stop paying ransom; put small military security teams aboard ships in the region; prosecute the pirates you catch; and outlaw certain piracy equipment (such as long ladders) in pirate-infested waters.
He also advised ships to cruise faster, remove fixed ladders and take evasive actions when attacked. Pirates “need calm weather and they need slow ships,” Moore said.
Here’s Moore’s complete 23-minute talk:
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