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by voxic11
28 days ago
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Basically stateless ships don't have any international legal protections in international waters (at least according to the US's interpretation of the law). By the plain text of international law a state cannot commit piracy since piracy specifically only applies to private actors. > Piracy consists of any of the following acts:
(a) any illegal acts of violence or detention, or any act of depredation, committed for private ends by the crew or the passengers of a private ship or a private aircraft... https://www.un.org/depts/los/piracy/piracy_legal_framework.h... |
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