Posted by David Kopel: The Somali Pirates: http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2009_04_12-2009_04_18.shtml#1239516763
Strategy Page, one of the very best websites on military matters, [1]explains why the pirates are immune from attack, and, under current conditions, will never be suppressed. (And further explanation [2]here.) Ironically, it that while international law does not deter the pirates, it does deter their victims, and thus encourages piracy. Which is but a small example of how contemporary international law has been turned into a tool against international commerce and civilization, whose protection was the very purpose of the creation of international law. References 1. http://www.strategypage.com/qnd/somalia/articles/20090409.aspx 2. http://www.strategypage.com/dls/articles/20081264527.asp _______________________________________________ Volokh mailing list [email protected] http://lists.powerblogs.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/volokh
