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Conclusion: The Mystery of International Legal Obligation

In: Maritime Piracy and Its Control: An Economic Analysis

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  • C. Paul Hallwood

    (University of Connecticut)

  • Thomas J. Miceli

    (University of Connecticut)

Abstract

This chapter investigates the nature of International Public Law (IPL) and asks why it continues to permit certain types of lawless behavior like maritime piracy to persist. The proposed answer is that IPL is to a large extent voluntary in the sense that countries can choose whether or not to enforce it, and there is little consequence of choosing not to do so. The extent to which some enforcement does occur is because countries like the United States have a sufficiently large stake in maintaining order that they will unilaterally expend the necessary resources, while other countries will be content to free-ride on those efforts. At present, this appears to be the case with regard to the control of maritime piracy.

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  • C. Paul Hallwood & Thomas J. Miceli, 2015. "Conclusion: The Mystery of International Legal Obligation," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Maritime Piracy and Its Control: An Economic Analysis, chapter 9, pages 115-122, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-137-46150-6_9
    DOI: 10.1057/9781137461506_9
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