Since Kidd was a privateer for the British, this attack was considered an act of piracy.
因为基德之前是个受雇于英国的海盗搜捕船长,但是这次袭击被认定为海盗行为。
Any act of piracy and armed robbery can impact on human life, the safety of navigation and the environment.
任何海盗及持械抢劫行为都将会威胁到人命安全,航行安全和环境安全。
"Specifically, we are now focused on this particular act of piracy and the seizure of a ship that carries 21 American citizens," she said.
“具体来说,我们现在正专注于这个特定的海盗行径,并扣押了一艘携带21个美国公民,”她说。
The Arctic Sea’s disappearance prompted speculation that it had fallen victim to an act of piracy, an unprecedented crime in modern times for European waters.
“北冰洋号”的失踪还被推测为是受到了在当代欧洲海域绝迹已久的海盗袭击。
Since Kidd was a privateer for the British, this attack was considered an act of piracy. Kidd originally believed the vessel sailed under the French crown.
由于基德之前是个蒙雇于英国的海盗搜捕船长,但是此次袭击被认定为海盗行为。(基德底本以为这是一艘附属于法国的船只。)
The international law on piracy assumes that individual states would assume the responsibility of policing and patrolling their own waters and to prosecute those seized in the act of piracy.
有关海盗问题的国际法规定,每个国家都有责任在其领海警戒巡逻,并起诉在海盗攻击中被捕的人。
The payout could also spark further court battles invoking the same American law, the Alien Tort Claims Act of 1789, originally intended to counter piracy, under which the Shell case was brought.
这些赔偿可能会在法庭判决上更多的引用同一项美国法律,即在1789年制定颁发的外国人侵权索赔法,这项法律原本是用在审判海盗的案件上,现在壳牌案件也应用了这项法律。
Piracy off the coast of Somalia is getting worse. Time to act
索马里外海的海盗作案正越演越烈,现在该行动了
Piracy off the coast of Somalia is getting worse. Time to act
索马里外海的海盗作案正越演越烈,现在该行动了
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