Piracy - Dr Rachel Baird
Hosted by: Queensland Branch of the AIIA
The event will start on: Monday, 22 March 2010 6:00 PM
And will end on: Monday, 22 March 2010 7:30 PM
46 George Street , Brisbane Queensland
Posted by: qld
Piracy has always been a threat to maritime security and in past years the Malacca Straits have been regarded as the epicentre for pirate activity. However the dramatic increase in pirate activity in waters off the long Somali coastline in 2007/2008 has prompted renewed calls for global action. UN Security Council Resolutions provided a temporary measure, not a long term solution. It may well be that there are no 'legal' solutions within the confines of international law of the sea. This talk examines the definition of piracy, the interface between law and practice and what might be done at a practical or policy level to address maritime piracy in the long term.
Dr Rachel Baird has spent time serving in the Australian Defence Force as a Legal Officer providing advice on operational maritime law. She has practiced environmental law at Clayton Utz and continues to consult with the Brisbane office. She moved to academia in 2000 about the same time as she discovered baby number 2 was on its way and juggled motherhood and research ever since. Now the mother of three, she enjoys the intellectual demands of academic life tempered by the reality of family life. This talk in particular caught the attention of her two boys and if you look closely you may find some references to contemporary pirates of the Hollywood variety
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