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Using Force On Land To Suppress Piracy At Sea: The Legal Landscape Of A Largely Untapped Strategy, Steven R. Obert
Using Force On Land To Suppress Piracy At Sea: The Legal Landscape Of A Largely Untapped Strategy, Steven R. Obert
National Security Law Program
On May 14, 2012, a combat helicopter operated by European Union Naval Forces (EUNAVFOR) struck a pirate base ashore in Somalia. The raid destroyed several fiberglass skiffs on the beach in Haradheere, a town on the coast of central Somalia. The attack represented a new tactic used in the protracted and evolving international effort to fight maritime piracy off the coast of Somalia. It was the first time that force ashore, first authorized by the United Nations Security Council in 2008, had been publicly acknowledged.
Though recently receding, piracy off the coast of Somalia has had a destabilizing effect on …