Essay from the year 2011 in the subject Law - European and International Law, Intellectual Properties, University of Westminster, language: English, abstract: This essay explores an important crime that dramatically increased during the last two decades, known internationally as maritime piracy. In particular, this essay explores the evolution of this phenomenon, provides a definition to it, and aims to understand how it has been faced by the international community. The piracy off the coast of Somalia is taken into account.