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Maritime Piracy, its Suppression and Punishment
Štemberg, Milan ; Bílková, Veronika (advisor) ; Šturma, Pavel (referee)
The text Maritime Piracy, Its Suppression and Punishment, analyses piracy as a classical threat to international maritime traffic, which has reappeared after being considered obsolete in a majority of the world for several decades. The text first discusses general questions connected with piracy - a definition of piracy according to public international law is presented. Consequently, the factual side of piracy is presented, since piracy still is a topic not very well-known in the Western world. In the following part of the text, the tools provided by public international law for suppression of piracy are analyzed, as well as possible ways of prosecution of persons accused of piracy. The final part of the text discusses the case study of Somalia. In Somalia, piracy has become a threat to international peace as well as a severe hindrance to international maritime trade. Despite the effort of the international community, the public international law has yet to find adequate solutions for the problem of piracy in Somalia.
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Private military and security companies in the fight against pirates from the South China Sea to the Horn of Africa
Perglerová, Soňa ; Karásek, Tomáš (advisor) ; Bureš, Oldřich (referee)
The international system has been confronting with constant changes since the end of the Cold War. Especially in the last twenty years on the international chessboard has emerged a new player that provides a wide range of military and security services - private military and security companies (PMSCs). While operations PMSCs are mainly associated and confined with conflict and war zones in Africa and the Middle East, this thesis entitled "Private military and security companies in the fight against the pirates from the South China sea to the horn of Africa" is about private military and security companies which provide special security services - naval. The growing demand for these services leads to the increase of private providers not only along the Somali coast, but also in Southeast Asia. The aim of the thesis is to explain why PMSCs engage in the fight against piracy, respectively what are the conditions for the initiation and development of private naval security activities.
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Success of development aid? Case study Somalia from 1991
Holanová, Petra ; Přikryl, Pavel (advisor) ; Bureš, Oldřich (referee)
Thesis "Success" of Development Aid? The Case Study of Somalia 1991 to Present deals in its first part with the Somali Republic itself, introduces the main characteristics of this, almost not functioning, nevertheless de iure still existing country in Sub-Saharan Africa. It briefly outlines the important events of last decades and highlights some of the main past and current issues that make the situation in the state catastrophic. In its second part the thesis aims to cope with some of the most important problems of Somali Republic. Then it shortly describes which actors are the most involved in the development efforts in Somalia and which development plans and programmes are essential for this country. The thesis also outlines the main ideas of several development plans. In the last part it analyzes the success of development efforts in domains of Security, Governance and Internally Displaced Persons. The progress in Millennium Development Goals is evaluated as well.
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International response to the phenomenon of piracy in Somalia
Blablová, Michaela ; Dubský, Zbyněk (advisor) ; Eichler, Jan (referee)
This thesis examines the international response to growing number of pirate attacks off the coast of Somalia. Its aims are to specify and analyse military forces and civilian organizations that have been deployed to combat piracy in the region. The first part of the thesis outlines the causes of the conflict and analyses the impact of Somali piracy on the private and public sectors. The second chapter is devoted to the activities of international organizations working in the area. Final part discusses particular counter-piracy military missions.
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Piracy as a threat to the international security: NATO in the Gulf of Aden
Bambušek, Michal ; Rolenc, Jan Martin (advisor) ; Volenec, Otakar (referee)
This bacherol's thesis deals with a modern and specific threat to security relations -- piracy. It characterizes this threat in the case of the Gulf of Aden, where the Somali pirate networks operated, which triggered an international reaction and intervention. In connection with the threat of piracy, the thesis analyzes in the theoretical part the history and evolution of piracy into its current form, where it focuses on the emergence of piracy in the Gulf of Aden and the roots of the problems in this area. The second chapter focuses on the various organizations that operate in the Gulf of Aden. These are divided into military and non-military organizations. The last part is devoted to the North Atlantic Alliance, which operates in the Gulf of Aden since 2008.
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The Impacts of Maritime Piracy on International Trade
Mühl, Adam ; Černá, Iveta (advisor) ; Čajka, Radek (referee)
The diploma thesis analyzes the impacts of maritime piracy on international community. The study analyzes the situation in terms of economic impacts, but also in terms of international cooperation in solving piracy issues. The aim of the diploma thesis is to define most vulnerable locations, quantify economic impacts and evaluate the impacts of military missions in the affected regions, as well as analyze the published recommendations.
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Conflicts in Somalia, Ethiopia and Eritrea after the Second World War
Miženková, Lucia ; Volenec, Otakar (advisor) ; Kochan, Jan (referee)
The work is concerned with political problems in the Horn of Africa region (Somalia, Ethiopia and Eritrea). It is focused on the course of politics, analysis and future development of both regional and mutual conflicts. First part provides general characteristics of the region as the whole. Next parts deals in detail with each state separetely. There is also given special space to the Ethiopia-Eritrea and Somalia-Ethiopia conflicts.
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The civil war in Somalia
Netopilová, Eliška ; Kochan, Jan (advisor) ; Pavlicová, Vendula (referee)
The level of living in many states in Africa is below-average, when compared to the European standard. One of the main challenges of the UN is peacemaking and peacekeeping in an international community. The UN tries to reach the point by using various means. In case of Sub-Saharan Africa, therefore Somalia too, exerts the UN an influence by force of peacekeeping missions and indirectly by means of specialized agencies of the UN. The aspiration of this bachelor thesis is to assess the effects of the UN and the specialized agencies of the UN on the conflict solution and on the level of living of the people living in Somalia. Somalis suffer from malnutrition, dehydration and mortal diseases by reason of a civil war that has lasted for more than two decades. High rate of illiteracy also reduces prospects for well-paid job and thus the ability to make livelihood. The UN tries to handle the situation inter alia by security reasons. By ensuring primary human needs would be created social harmony and reduced crime that could be a potential threat to the international community.
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Specifics and problems of countries in the Horn of Africa
Mikeš, Martin ; Steinmetzová, Dana (advisor) ; Pavlík, Petr (referee)
The paper is concerned with the problems of countries in the Horn of Africa (Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti and Somalia). The first part provides general geographical, historical and demographic information about the Horn of Africa. Further it analyzes the political and security situation in this region, with a special focus on piracy in Somalia. The second part, in particular deals, with economic problems and region specifics problems such as an economic dependence on agriculture and the impact of climate change, further macro economical development, foreign aid, standard of living and the fall-out from HIV/AIDS on poverty. The last part describes territorial and commodity structure of foreign trade with special an emphasis on Ethiopia, where important role has coffee growing.
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The development of Somalia since 1990 and the issue of piracy
Šimon, Ondřej ; Kváča, Vladimír (advisor) ; Kochan, Jan (referee)
This paper deals with the development of Somalia since the decay of the dictatorship in the early 1990s and further analyses the attempts to reestablish the somali national state and why any of them did not succeed. Focus on the various sides of the contlict, which is among the goals, sheds light on their performance in the somali failed state, lacking any effective central government. The theoretical part of the paper is dedicated to the phenomenon of failed state, which is being discussed a lot in the post-bipolar period, pursuing the need to solve problems related to failed and failing states. Somalia has become one of them.
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