Posted: August 26th, 2010, 12:16pm MSD
[JURIST] The UN Security Council [official website] on Wednesday began considering several options [report text] to help counter ongoing piracy off the coast of Somalia [JURIST news archive], including the creation of a new international tribunal. In a report released last week, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon [official website] suggested that the UN must establish, or continue to help countries establish, the means to prosecute individuals accused of committing acts of piracy [UN News Centre report], particularly in the high-traffic Indian Ocean and surrounding waters. Ban also explained the challenges facing the UN in pursuing a new international court:The Security Council...