Maritime Terrorism and the Role of Judicial Institutions in the International Legal Order

In Maritime Terrorism and the Role of Judicial Institutions in the International Legal Order, Md Saiful Karim offers a critical analysis of the role of judicial institutions in combating maritime terrorism. This book comprehensively examines the existing international legal framework for combating maritime terrorism and argues for a an updated framework to tackle modern threats. In particular, Karim highlights the important task of national courts in the prosecution of suspected maritime terrorists as well as the settlement of disputes arising from maritime terrorism. It fills in important gaps in the existing literature and proposes a path for the influence of international juridical institutions.

Md Saiful Karim, Ph.D. (2013), Macquarie University, is a Senior Lecturer at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT). He has published extensively in the fields of public international law, the law of the sea, and environmental law.

"Overall, this is a very good professional book. The author states that “this book intends to contribute to this area of knowledge, research on dispute settlement under international law, by examining the role of judicial institutions in combating maritime terrorism” (p.2). It is obvious that the book has accomplished this purpose very well." - Ying Yang, Law School, Sun Yat-sen University, China, in: The Chinese Journal of International Law
"The maritime terrorism conventions are complicated, difficult to understand, and difficult to implement in national legislation. This slim book does a good job in explaining the conventions and in reviewing their implementation…. This book is a useful starting point and resource for those joining the fight against maritime terrorism." - J. Ashley Roach, Captain (retired), JAGC, USN