OUVRAGE : M.S. Karim, Maritime Terrorism and the Role of Judicial Institutions in the International Legal Order

Md Saiful KARIM

In Maritime Terrorism and the Role of Judicial Institutions in the International Legal Order, Md Saiful Karim offers a critical analysis of the role of judicial institutions in combating maritime terrorism. This book comprehensively examines the existing international legal framework for combating maritime terrorism and argues for a an updated framework to tackle modern threats. In particular, Karim highlights the important task of national courts in the prosecution of suspected maritime terrorists as well as the settlement of disputes arising from maritime terrorism. It fills in important gaps in the existing literature and proposes a path for the influence of international juridical institutions.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations
Table of Treaties and Other International Legal Instruments
Table of International Cases
Table of National Cases

Chapter 1. Introduction

I. Introduction
II. Terrorism as a Maritime Security Threat
III. Judicial Institutions and International Legal Order: Limitations and Prospects in a Theoretical Context
IV. Role of Judicial Institutions
V. Operationalisation of Judicial Institutions
VI. Scope of the Book

Chapter 2. The International Law of Maritime Terrorism

I. Introduction
II. Legal Definition of Maritime Terrorism
III. Evolution of International Law Concerning Maritime Terrorism
IV. Concluding Remarks

Chapter 3. Prosecution of Maritime Terrorists

I. Introduction
II. Jurisdictional Entitlement and Responsibility
III. Role of National Courts in the Prosecution of Offenders and Ensuring International Law Safeguards in the Arrest, Detention and Prosecution Process: Two Case Studies
IV. Prosecution of Offenders and Probable Interstate Disputes
V. Concluding Remarks

Chapter 4. Legal Issues That May Create Disputes Involving International Law

I. Introduction
II. Maritime Terrorism as a Threat to Navigational Rights within National Jurisdiction and the Coastal State’s Responsibility
III. Interference with Freedom of Navigation for Combating Maritime Terrorism
IV. Flag State Responsibility for Maritime Terrorism Using a Vessel
V. State Responsibility for Aiding Maritime Terrorists
VI. Concluding Remarks 

Chapter 5. Settlement of Vertical, Transnational and Horizontal Disputes Arising from Maritime Terrorism

I. Introduction
II. Maritime Terrorism-Related Disputes and National Courts
III. Maritime Terrorism-Related Disputes and International Courts
IV. Concluding Remarks

Chapter 6. Concluding Observations

I. Introduction
II. The Role of Judicial Institutions
III. Concluding Remarks

Bibliography
Index

 Md Saiful KARIM, Maritime Terrorism and the Role of Judicial Institutions in the International Legal Order, Leiden Brill/Nijhoff, 2016 (202 pp.)

Md Saiful Karim, Ph.D. (2013), Macquarie University, is a Senior Lecturer at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT). He has published extensively in the fields of public international law, the law of the sea, and environmental law.