... eye-patched wearing pirates that has been mined over the years by artists such as Johnny Depp in the Hollywood blockbuster, Pirates of the Caribbean. Before a time of modern maritime technology and globalization piracy was a common crime. With the rise of nation states, piracy was ... aircraft, persons or property in a place outside the jurisdiction of any State.' However inside territorial waters, such crimes constitute 'armed robbery at sea', and are the responsibility of the coastal state. This posed a problem, as pirates were using territorial waters to prevent capture. The UN a...

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