Combating piracy, armed robbery against ships and maritime terrorism: a Malaysian perspective

Historically, Malaysian waters have never been free from piracy and armed robbery against ships. Nevertheless, up to the present time, Malaysia is only a party to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 1982 (UNCLOS) and has not yet signed or rectified the Convention for the Suppression...

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Main Authors:	Ahmed, Kyaw Hla Win @ Md Hassan, Mohamed Nafees, Seeni, Ali Mohamed, Ashgar Ali, Ansari, Abdul Haseeb
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English
Published:	2015
Subjects:	K Law (General) KPG Malaysia
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/47669/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/47669/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/47669/1/47669.pdf

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spelling	iium-476692016-05-24T01:05:46Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/47669/ Combating piracy, armed robbery against ships and maritime terrorism: a Malaysian perspective Ahmed, Kyaw Hla Win @ Md Hassan Mohamed Nafees, Seeni Ali Mohamed, Ashgar Ali Ansari, Abdul Haseeb K Law (General) KPG Malaysia Historically, Malaysian waters have never been free from piracy and armed robbery against ships. Nevertheless, up to the present time, Malaysia is only a party to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 1982 (UNCLOS) and has not yet signed or rectified the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Maritime Navigation 1988 (SUA); the 2005 Protocol to the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Maritime Navigation 1988 (2005 Protocol); and, the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia 2004 (ReCAAP). Besides, the Malaysian Penal Code does not deal with most of the maritime crimes envisaged under these international conventions as well as the regional agreement. Yet again, there is no specific local legislation to regulate piracy, armed robbery against ships and maritime terrorism in Malaysia. Accordingly, it is notable that Malaysian domestic legal frameworks are not comprehensive in suppressing such maritime crimes. Therefore, this paper primarily intents to analyse Malaysian criminal laws regulating some of the aforesaid maritime offenses and propose pragmatic recommendations for legal reforms in combating piracy, armed robbery against ships and maritime terrorism within and beyond Malaysian waters. 2015 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/47669/1/47669.pdf Ahmed, Kyaw Hla Win @ Md Hassan and Mohamed Nafees, Seeni and Ali Mohamed, Ashgar Ali and Ansari, Abdul Haseeb (2015) Combating piracy, armed robbery against ships and maritime terrorism: a Malaysian perspective. In: The 8th UUM International Legal Conference 2015, 25th -26th Aug. 2015, Golden Flower Hotel, Bandung, Indonesia. http://lawconference.uum.edu.my/
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spellingShingle	K Law (General) KPG Malaysia Ahmed, Kyaw Hla Win @ Md Hassan Mohamed Nafees, Seeni Ali Mohamed, Ashgar Ali Ansari, Abdul Haseeb Combating piracy, armed robbery against ships and maritime terrorism: a Malaysian perspective
description	Historically, Malaysian waters have never been free from piracy and armed robbery against ships. Nevertheless, up to the present time, Malaysia is only a party to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 1982 (UNCLOS) and has not yet signed or rectified the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Maritime Navigation 1988 (SUA); the 2005 Protocol to the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Maritime Navigation 1988 (2005 Protocol); and, the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia 2004 (ReCAAP). Besides, the Malaysian Penal Code does not deal with most of the maritime crimes envisaged under these international conventions as well as the regional agreement. Yet again, there is no specific local legislation to regulate piracy, armed robbery against ships and maritime terrorism in Malaysia. Accordingly, it is notable that Malaysian domestic legal frameworks are not comprehensive in suppressing such maritime crimes. Therefore, this paper primarily intents to analyse Malaysian criminal laws regulating some of the aforesaid maritime offenses and propose pragmatic recommendations for legal reforms in combating piracy, armed robbery against ships and maritime terrorism within and beyond Malaysian waters.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Ahmed, Kyaw Hla Win @ Md Hassan Mohamed Nafees, Seeni Ali Mohamed, Ashgar Ali Ansari, Abdul Haseeb
author_facet	Ahmed, Kyaw Hla Win @ Md Hassan Mohamed Nafees, Seeni Ali Mohamed, Ashgar Ali Ansari, Abdul Haseeb
author_sort	Ahmed, Kyaw Hla Win @ Md Hassan
title	Combating piracy, armed robbery against ships and maritime terrorism: a Malaysian perspective
title_short	Combating piracy, armed robbery against ships and maritime terrorism: a Malaysian perspective
title_full	Combating piracy, armed robbery against ships and maritime terrorism: a Malaysian perspective
title_fullStr	Combating piracy, armed robbery against ships and maritime terrorism: a Malaysian perspective
title_full_unstemmed	Combating piracy, armed robbery against ships and maritime terrorism: a Malaysian perspective
title_sort	combating piracy, armed robbery against ships and maritime terrorism: a malaysian perspective
publishDate	2015
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