International laws may be part of maritime piracy problem
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 - 09:30
in Mathematics & Economics
International piracy costs the shipping industry billions of dollars a year and leads to high-profile murders that make global headlines. Longstanding concerns over piracy have led to numerous international laws and conventions designed to keep pirates in check but research from North Carolina State University shows that the tangled network of laws may actually be helping pirates escape justice.