Bulletin n. 3/2009
January 2010
CONTENTS
  • Section A) The theory and practise of the federal states and multi-level systems of government
  • Section B) Global governance and international organizations
  • Section C) Regional integration processes
  • Section D) Federalism as a political idea
    • Cudennec Annie
    Terrorisme et piraterie maritimes : l'UE affirme son statut d'acteur maritime international
    in Revue de l'Union européenne/Revue du Marché Commun et de l'Union européenne , n. 532, octobre-novembre ,  2009 ,  599-607
    The growing violence at sea has prompted the European Union to reinforce, in the framework of the European space of freedom, safety and justice, its terrorism and piracy prevention campaign. Firstly, the Union encourages its member countries tosign international instruments, such as the SUA Convention of March 10, 1988. The Union also place its specific piracy prevention action in the international framework. Implementing the resolutions of the United Nations Security Council. it passed, on November 10, 2008, the joint action 2008/851/PESC, at the origin of the Atalanta military cooperation, whose purpose is to protect vulnerable boats sailing off the coast of Somalia. In addition, as piracy prevention cannot be limited to only one naval military operation, the Union has elaborated various restrictive measures as common positions complemented by community regulations against Somalia, which measures are aimed at reducing arms deliveries to that country. Lastly, considering the links between piracy and political instability in the region, the European Union reinforced in 2008, its development help to the transitional Somali federal government. The European maritime terrorism and piracy prevention action does not hesitate to use instruments provided within the three pillars of the Union, thus emphasising the probably unsuitable nature of that structure, which will hopefully disappear in the near future, with the implementation of the Lisbon treaty. Beyond the complexity of its structure, one should keep in mind the international maritime stature of the Union.
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