Duty to co-operate in the repression of piracy:
All States shall co-operate to the fullest possible extent in the
repression of piracy on the high seas or in any other place outside the
jurisdiction of any State
Article 101
Definition of piracy:
Piracy consists of any of the following acts:
(a) any illegal acts of violence or detention, or any act of
depredation, committed for private ends by the crew or the passengers of
a private ship or a private aircraft, and directed:
on the high seas, against another ship or aircraft, or against
persons or property on board such ship or aircraft
against a ship, aircraft, persons or property in a place outside the
jurisdiction of any State
(b) any act of voluntary participation in the operation of a ship or
of an aircraft with knowledge of facts making it a pirate ship or aircraft;
(c) any act of inciting or of intentionally facilitating an act
described in subparagraph (a) or (b)
Article 102
Piracy by a warship, government ship or government aircraft whose
crew has mutinied:
The acts of piracy, as defined in article 101, committed by a warship,
government ship or government aircraft whose crew has mutinied and taken
control of the ship or aircraft are assimilated to acts committed by a
private ship or aircraft.
Article 103
Definition of a pirate ship or aircraft:
A ship or aircraft is considered a pirate ship or aircraft if it is
intended by the persons in dominant control to be used for the purpose of
committing one of the acts referred to in article 101. The same applies if
the ship or aircraft has been used to commit any such act, so long as it
remains under the control of the persons guilty of that act.
Article 104
Retention or loss of the nationality of a pirate ship or aircraft:
A ship or aircraft may retain its nationality although it has become a
pirate ship or aircraft. The retention or loss of nationality is
determined by the law of the State from which such nationality was
derived.
Article 105
Seizure of a pirate ship or aircraft:
On the high seas, or in any other place outside the jurisdiction of any
State, every State may seize a pirate ship or aircraft, or a ship or
aircraft taken by piracy and under the control of pirates, and arrest the
persons and seize the property on board. The courts of the State which
carried out the seizure may decide upon the penalties to be imposed, and
may also determine the action to be taken with regard to the ships,
aircraft or property, subject to the rights of third parties acting in
good faith.
Article 106
Liability for seizure without adequate grounds:
Where the seizure of a ship or aircraft on suspicion of piracy has been
effected without adequate grounds, the State making the seizure shall be
liable to the State the nationality of which is possessed by the ship or
aircraft for any loss or damage caused by the seizure.
Article 107
Ships and aircraft which are entitled to seize on account of piracy:
A seizure on account of piracy may be carried out only by warships or
military aircraft, or other ships or aircraft clearly marked and
identifiable as being on government service and authorized to that effect.
