• United Republic of Tanzania
• Yemen
49
Subsequently eleven more nations acceded:
• Comoros
• Egypt
• Eritrea
• Jordan
• Mauritius
• Mozambique
• Oman
• Saudi Arabia
• South Africa
• Sudan
• United Arab Emirates.
50
The Jeddah Amendment to the Djibouti Code of Conduct, resulting from a
meeting on January 10–12, 2017, broadened the scope of the original Code “to
address wider maritime security issues, as a basis for sustainable development of the
maritime sector.”
51 The signatory States are called on to cooperate to the fullest
possible extent to repress transnational organized crime in the maritime domain,
maritime terrorism, illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing and other
illegal activities at sea. The transnational organized crime referred to in the Code
includes arms trafficking; trafficking in narcotics and psychotropic substances;
illegal trade in wildlife; crude oil theft; human trafficking and smuggling; and illegal
dumping of toxic waste.
52 Essentially this Amendment expanded the Djibouti Code
to reflect the broader sort of coverage of activities found in the 2013 Code of
Conduct covering west and central Africa.
The agreements represent a largely-successful attempt to institute a local arrangement between regional states without the inclusion of major non-regional maritime
nations—a further step away from prior overarching international agreements. The
Jeddah Amendment suggests the possibility of cross-fertilization between piracy
treaties and the further development of this into a regime with benefits available to
the signatories.
49 Id.
50 Id.
51 Djibouti Code of Conduct: The Jeddah Amendment to the Djibouti Code of Conduct 2017.
52 Id.
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• Yemen
49
Subsequently eleven more nations acceded:
• Comoros
• Egypt
• Eritrea
• Jordan
• Mauritius
• Mozambique
• Oman
• Saudi Arabia
• South Africa
• Sudan
• United Arab Emirates.
50
The Jeddah Amendment to the Djibouti Code of Conduct, resulting from a
meeting on January 10–12, 2017, broadened the scope of the original Code “to
address wider maritime security issues, as a basis for sustainable development of the
maritime sector.”
51 The signatory States are called on to cooperate to the fullest
possible extent to repress transnational organized crime in the maritime domain,
maritime terrorism, illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing and other
illegal activities at sea. The transnational organized crime referred to in the Code
includes arms trafficking; trafficking in narcotics and psychotropic substances;
illegal trade in wildlife; crude oil theft; human trafficking and smuggling; and illegal
dumping of toxic waste.
52 Essentially this Amendment expanded the Djibouti Code
to reflect the broader sort of coverage of activities found in the 2013 Code of
Conduct covering west and central Africa.
The agreements represent a largely-successful attempt to institute a local arrangement between regional states without the inclusion of major non-regional maritime
nations—a further step away from prior overarching international agreements. The
Jeddah Amendment suggests the possibility of cross-fertilization between piracy
treaties and the further development of this into a regime with benefits available to
the signatories.
49 Id.
50 Id.
51 Djibouti Code of Conduct: The Jeddah Amendment to the Djibouti Code of Conduct 2017.
52 Id.
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