《THE LAW OF INTERNATIONAL SEA PIRACY》

Ⅰ.INTRODUCTION1

Appendixes to Chapter Ⅰ11

1.Convention on the High Seas,opened for signature April 29,1958,13 U.S.T.2312(1962),T.I.A.S.No.5200,450 U.N.T.S.82.Articles 14-2111

2.South China Morning Post,Tuesday,August 9,1977(Business News),p.11."Sea Corridors Curb Pirates and Smugglers,"by Colin Bickler12

Hongkong Standard,Thursday,August 11,1977,p.8."Sabah's War on Pirates Paying Off?"by Colin Bickler13

Ⅱ.A REVIEW AND UPDATE OF THE APPLICABLE TRADITIONAL LAW OF THE SEA AND OTHER TERMINOLOGY RELATED TO THIS STUDY15

Territorial Sea15

Contiguous Zone16

High Seas17

Exclusive Economic Zone19

Settlement of Disputes20

Other Terminology related to This Study22

Appendixes to Chapter Ⅱ24

1.Convention on the High Seas,opened for signature April 29,1958,13 U.S.T.2312(1962),T.I.A.S.No.5200,450 U.N.T.S.82.Article 2324

2.Informal Composite Negotiating Text,U.N.Doc.A/CONF.62/WP.10/CORR.1(1977),Part V,Exclusive Economic Zone,Articles 55-7525

3.Informal Composite Negotiating Text,Part XV,Settlement of Disputes,Articles 279-29728

4.M.Cherif Bassiouni,A.Treatise on International Criminal Law(Springfield Ill.:Charles C.Thomas)1973,Vol.2,pp.32-3434

5.Bassiouni,"The Scope and Limitations of Jurisdiction over States for Crimes of State"35

Ⅲ.THE HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE LAW OF INTERNATIONAL SEA PIRACY37

Introduction to the Difficulties concerning the Twentieth-Century Embodiment of"Traditional"Acts of Piracy into a Draft Convention37

The Characteristics of Piracy Differ under Municipal Law and International Law40

Piracy as a Crime or Offense against the Law of Nations42

Jurisdictional Problems related to the Rights of States to Enforce Sanctions against Pirates44

The Draft Articles and Comments47

Appendixes to Chapter Ⅲ90

1.Harvard Research in International Law,Draft Convention on Piracy with Comments,26 Am.J.Int'l L.749(1932).Articles 1-1990

2.Bonnet's Trial.15 How.St.Tr.1231(1718).Charge to the jury93

3.Reply of Rumania,drafted by Pella,November 20,1926,to Questionnaire 6 propounded by the League of Nations Committee of Experts for the Progressive Codification of International Law,League of Nations Document C.196.M.70.1927.V,p.20295

4.Informal Composite Negotiating Text,U.N.Doc.A/CONF.62/WP.10/CORR.1(1977).Articles 100-107(Piracy)95

5.Harvard Research in International Law,pp.815-819(excerpts)96

6.Report of the Sub Committee of the League of Nations Committee of Experts for the Progressive Codification of International Law,League of Nations Doc.C.196.M.70.1927.V,Article 6,comment98

7.Report of the Sub-Committee,p.118,comment98

8.Johnson,J.in United States v.The Pirates,5 Wheat.(U.S.)184(1820)pp.196-19799

9.Harvard Research in International Law,pp.859-861(excerpts)99

10.Reply of France,November 15,1926,to Questionnaire 6,League of Nations Document C.196.M.70.1927.V,p.165102

Ⅳ.THE BASIC FRAMEWORK ESTABLISHED BY THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY103

The Work of the International Law Commission104

The Seventh Session(1955)109

The Eighth Session(1956)114

The Report to the General Assembly115

Summary of the Work of the Commission120

Jurisdiction121

Place of Seizure121

Method of Seizure121

Jurisdiction after Seizure122

Geneva Conference on the Law of the Sea,1958123

Appendixes to Chapter Ⅳ124

1.Observations of the Government of Poland concerning freedom of navigation on the high seas,transmitted by Mr.Jan Balicki,observer of Poland to the Seventh Session of the International Law Commission,2.Y.B.Int'l L.Comm'n 1-2(1955)124

2.Records of the Seventh Session,327th meeting,July 5,1955: Discussion of Article 13;1 Y.B.Int'l L.Comm'n 266(1955)126

3.Report of the International Law Commission to the General Assembly,Seventh Session 1955,Comment to Article 14,2 Y.B.Int'l L.Comm'n 25(1955)127

4.Summary Records of the Seventh Session,327th meeting,July 5,1955: Discussion of the Comment to Article 14,1 Y.B.Int'l L.Comm'n 266-267(1955)128

5.Summary Records of the Seventh Session,330th meeting,July 8,1955: Discussion of the Comment to Article 14,1 Y.B.Int'l L.Comm'n 286-287(1955)129

6.Report of the International Law Commission covering the work of its Seventh Session,May 2-July 8,1955,A/2934;2 Y.B.Int'l L.Comm'n 25-26(1955).Articles 15-17131

7.Summary Records of the Seventh Session(1955),321st meeting,June 28,1955,1 Y.B.Int'l L.Comm'n 228(1955).Articles 17-20132

8.Summary Records of the Seventh Session,321st meeting,June 28,1955,1 Y.B.Int'l L.Comm'n 229(1955).Article 20133

9.Report of the International Law Commission covering the work of its Seventh Session,May 2-July 8,1955.A/2934;2 Y.B.Int'l L.Comm'n 26-27(1955).Article 21135

10.Summary Records of the Seventh Session,327th meeting,July 5,1955,1 Y.B.Int'l L.Comm'n 267(1955).Article 21136

11.Summary of Replies from Governments and Conclusions of the Special Rapporteur,A/CN.4/97 Add.1 to 3,2 Y.B.Int'l L.Comm'n 18-20(1956).Articles 13-21137

12.Summary Records of the Eighth Session,April 23-July 4,1956,A/CN.4/SR,343rd meeting,May 9,1956,1 Y.B.Int'l L.Comm'n 46-48(1956).Articles 13-21140

Ⅴ.A REVIEW OF CERTAIN"PIRATICAL"ACTS OCCURRING AFTER THE CONVENTION WITH A VIEW TOWARD CHANGING THE 1958 CONVENTIONAL ARTICLES ON PIRACY146

Appendixes to Chapter Ⅴ153

1."Pirates in Nigeria Attack Danish Ship,"The Miami Herald,Wednesday,November 23,1977,page 5-A153

2."Why a Big Surge in 'Boatnapping',"U.S.News ＆ World Report,February 27,1978,p.41153

VI.POSSIBLE APPROACHES CONCERNING REVISING THE LAW OF INTERNATIONAL SEA PIRACY155

Introduction155

Maintain the Status Quo by Leaving the 1 958 Conventional Articles Intact157

Possible Approaches concerning Revising the 1958 Conventional Articles159

Some Suggestions for Developing the Law of International Sea Piracy160

Geographic Location of Piratical Acts160

Jurisdiction to Enforce Prescriptive Penalties Could Be Given to a Dispute Settlement Mechanism161

Expanding the 1958 Conventional Law to Include Provisions for Current and Future Incidents162

Examples of How These Revisions Would Interplay with Other Conventional Articles163

BIBLIOGRAPHY167

INDEX175