| Abstrakt: |
One of the most significant multilateral agreements to prevent and suppress maritime terrorism, the 2005 Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation, has failed to gain acceptance within Southeast Asia. The main purpose of this paper is to explore reasons for the (non)response to the 2005 Protocol and consider alternatives to support the legal framework to counter maritime terrorism in Southeast Asia. Alternatives include the ASEAN Convention on Counter-Terrorism and reliance on informal agreements. In setting out options for the future, it is argued that possible motives for ASEAN states not becoming parties are, on balance, not as persuasive as the reasons for joining this multilateral regime. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
