Practice question
A person voluntarily helps operate a vessel with knowledge of the facts making it a pirate ship. He says UNCLOS Article101 covers only the individual who personally uses violence. Which is correct?
- Article101(b) separately includes knowing voluntary participation in operation
- Only the first attacker can ever be covered
- Knowledge is expressly irrelevant
- Operating a pirate ship always creates diplomatic immunity
- The Convention has no participation clause
Legal references
- UNCLOS Articles101–103,106: https://www.un.org/depts/los/convention_agreements/texts/unclos/part7.htm
- UN maritime-piracy circular explaining Article106: https://www.un.org/depts/los/piracy/circular_letter_3180.pdf
- RA9851 Section17: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2009/ra_9851_2009.html Final two paragraphs.
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