ga2breal asked:
The Security Council calls upon states interested in the security of maritime activities to take part actively in the fight against piracy on the high seas off the coast of Somalia ,in accordance with international law, as reflected in the Convention.(2).
http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2008/sc9467.doc.htm
So, what is an international law?
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Generally speaking, each country is responsible for it’s immediate coast . . . international waters are defined from mileage to shore but can vary depending on circumstance . . . gambling must be 10 miles off shore in Florida but oil deposits can be mined if they are more than 50 miles off shore . . . the Coast Guard operates within 10 miles off shore unless there is a national crisis and then they can operate 100 miles off shore . . .
My larger point is that international waters as far as legal enforcement varies on the situation . . . but since Somalia has made no effort of securing their portion of “water” the responsibility falls to the international community.
this is significant and unprecedented . . . because the world is now acknowledging that if a country fails to protect it’s maritime borders they forfeit their sovereignty over such waters.