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This chapter examines the measures taken by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to address the issue of piracy and armed robbery, which present a serious threat to the safety of navigation and consequently to the safety of life at sea and to the marine environment. It describes a number of projects which are being implemented in and the guidance material developed by the IMO for the various affected regions. As this chapter shows, piracy and armed robbery are regional phenomena and consequently different approaches are required for different regions. Moreover, where acts of armed robbery take place in the internal waters or territorial seas of a State, this is not an issue for the international community. Rather, it is up to that State to take action or to invite action from the international community if it wishes to do so. |
