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The '''United Nations Space Command Convention on Admiralty Law of 2315''' | {{ratings}} | ||
The '''United Nations Space Command Convention on Admiralty Law of 2315''' is a [[UNSC]] [[wikipedia:Convention_(norm)#Government|convention]] that makes provision for and about offences relating to conduct carried out, or capable of being carried out, for purposes connected with [[Space Piracy|piracy]].<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=intel&cid=27029 '''Bungie.net''': ''UNSC Convention on Admiralty Law of 2315'']</ref> | |||
==Excerpt== | ==Excerpt== | ||
All States shall cooperate to the fullest possible extent in the repression of piracy in any place outside the jurisdiction of any State. | All States shall cooperate to the fullest possible extent in the repression of piracy in any place outside the jurisdiction of any State. | ||
'' | ===Definition Section=== | ||
;''Definition of Piracy''<br /> | |||
(a) any illegal acts of violence, detention, or depredation committed for private ends by the crew or the passengers of a private watercraft, private aircraft, or private spacecraft, and directed:<br /> | (a) any illegal acts of violence, detention, or depredation committed for private ends by the crew or the passengers of a private watercraft, private aircraft, or private spacecraft, and directed:<br /> | ||
:(i) in or over international territories, against another watercraft, aircraft, spacecraft, or port or against persons or property on board or within such a watercraft, aircraft, spacecraft or port; | :(i) in or over international territories, against another watercraft, aircraft, spacecraft, or port or against persons or property on board or within such a watercraft, aircraft, spacecraft or port; | ||
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(c) any act of inciting or of intentionally facilitating an act described in subparagraph (a) or (b).<br /> | (c) any act of inciting or of intentionally facilitating an act described in subparagraph (a) or (b).<br /> | ||
;''Definition of pirate watercraft, aircraft, or spacecraft''<br /> | |||
A watercraft, aircraft, or spacecraft is considered a pirate watercraft, aircraft, or spacecraft if it is intended by the persons in dominant control to be used for the purpose of committing one of the acts referred to in [the above article]. The same applies if the watercraft, aircraft, or spacecraft has been used to commit any such act, so long as it remains under the control of the persons guilty of that act. | A watercraft, aircraft, or spacecraft is considered a pirate watercraft, aircraft, or spacecraft if it is intended by the persons in dominant control to be used for the purpose of committing one of the acts referred to in [the above article]. The same applies if the watercraft, aircraft, or spacecraft has been used to commit any such act, so long as it remains under the control of the persons guilty of that act. | ||
Furthermore; the acts of piracy, as defined in [the above article], committed by a government watercraft, government aircraft, or government spacecraft, whose crew has mutinied and taken control of the watercraft, aircraft, or spacecraft are assimilated to acts committed by a private ship or aircraft. | Furthermore; the acts of piracy, as defined in [the above article], committed by a government watercraft, government aircraft, or government spacecraft, whose crew has mutinied and taken control of the watercraft, aircraft, or spacecraft are assimilated to acts committed by a private ship or aircraft. | ||
'' | ===The Convention=== | ||
;''In the case of seizure or destruction of a pirate vessel''<br /> | |||
In any place outside the jurisdiction of any State, every State may seize a pirate watercraft, aircraft, or spacecraft, or a watercraft, aircraft, or spacecraft taken by piracy and under the control of pirates, and arrest or kill[1] the persons and seize the property on board. The courts of the State which carried out the seizure may decide upon the penalties to be imposed, and may also determine the action to be taken with regard to the watercraft, aircraft, or spacecraft or property, subject to the rights of third parties acting in good faith. | In any place outside the jurisdiction of any State, every State may seize a pirate watercraft, aircraft, or spacecraft, or a watercraft, aircraft, or spacecraft taken by piracy and under the control of pirates, and arrest or kill[1] the persons and seize the property on board. The courts of the State which carried out the seizure may decide upon the penalties to be imposed, and may also determine the action to be taken with regard to the watercraft, aircraft, or spacecraft or property, subject to the rights of third parties acting in good faith. | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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[[Category:UNSC | [[Category:UNSC Protocols]] | ||
