Maritime Piracy and Responses of International Law

Abstract

Maritime Piracy is a major international problem and it requires attention as it effects the peaceful existence of states beyond international boundaries. This paper underlines the conditions and criteria where the act can be called as maritime piracy that is, it can be done only in high seas, also the paper tries to analyze the jurisdiction of maritime piracy cases. The problem of maritime piracy has been happening for a long time hence the paper tries to identify the main responses of international law on piracy.