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Assessing The Threat Of Maritime Terrorism: Issues For The Asia-Pacific Region, Sam Bateman
Assessing The Threat Of Maritime Terrorism: Issues For The Asia-Pacific Region, Sam Bateman
Faculty of Law - Papers (Archive)
This article provides a critical assessment of the contemporary threat of maritime terrorism in the Asia-Pacific region. It addresses the operational dimensions of the threat to ships and port infrastructure, and considers the effectiveness of the international and regional measures that have been introduced in recent years to deal with this threat. Based on a proposition that that there has been rather too much emphasis on highly remote and speculative “doomsday” scenarios, the article supports the need for balance and equity in addressing the risks of maritime terrorism. It identifies types of terrorist attack that might be assessed as more …
The Application Of Gis In Maritime Boundary Delimitation: A Case Study On The Indonesia-East Timor Maritime Boundary Delimitation, I Made Andi Arsana, C. Rizos, Clive H. Schofield
The Application Of Gis In Maritime Boundary Delimitation: A Case Study On The Indonesia-East Timor Maritime Boundary Delimitation, I Made Andi Arsana, C. Rizos, Clive H. Schofield
Faculty of Law - Papers (Archive)
The Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste (East Timor) attained independence on 20 May 2002, marking its separation from Indonesia. As a newly independent country, East Timor is faced with a number of significant international opportunities, together with some obligations that it must fulfil, including the delimitation of its international boundaries. Similarly, for Indonesia, with 10 maritime neighbours, the delimitation of maritime boundaries is a significant challenge. This paper describes a preliminary study on the delimitation of the Indonesia - East Timor maritime boundary, with a focus on technical aspects. Geospatial data has been obtained from the Indonesian government and processed with …