打击索马里海盗：既是责任也是挑战

＂海盗行为＂是一种国际法罪行,也是联合国安理会两次专门通过决议要予以坚决打击和惩治的犯罪活动。然而,要有效地打击与惩治索马里海盗,还必须具备一个有效的法律机制。不管是通过建立国际刑事法庭的形式,还是通过国内法庭的司法程序,都得适用已成为国际习惯法的＂司法公正＂原则。这对于中国及其他国家而言,是一种责任与挑战。

Fighting against Somali pirates: a responsibility as well as a challenge

Piracy is one of the international crimes which,according to the resolutions adopted by the UN Security Counsel,must be prosecuted and punished.Nevertheless,an effective legal mechanism is the precondition for such prosecution and punishment.Moreover,whether the crime of piracy be prosecuted through an international criminal institute or a domestic court,the principle of due processmust be respected and applied.And this,for China and other countries,is both a responsibility and a challenge.