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Smoother Seas Ahead: The Draft Guidelines as an International Solution to Modern Day Piracy and Criminal Acts

81 Tul. L. Rev. 2006-2007

March 1, 2007

George D. Gabel- Jacksonville

Holland & Knight partner George D. Gabel, Jr. authored "Smoother Seas Ahead: The Draft Guidelines as an International Solution to Modern Day Piracy and Criminal Acts" which was presented to the Tulane Admirality Institute in March 2007.

The article discusses the evolution of modern piracy and proposes that the Draft Guidelines may be the best approach to create a meaningful response to this problem.

Published in 81 Tul. L. Rev. 2006-2007 and posted on the Holland & Knight website with the permission of the Tulane Law Review, which retains copyright.

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