2004 Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia

ReCAAP

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ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre (ReCAAP ISC)

“Article 17: Settlement of Disputes

Disputes arising out of the interpretation or application of this Agreement, including those relating to liability for any loss or damage caused by the request made under paragraph 2 of Article 10 or any measure taken under paragraph 1 of Article 11, shall be settled amicably by the Contracting Parties concerned through negotiations in accordance with applicable rules of international law.”

Government of Singapore

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United Nations Treaty Collection

04/09/2006

“Article 18: Signature and Entry into Force

1. This Agreement shall be open for signature at the depositary referred to in paragraph 2 below by the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, the Kingdom of Cambodia, the People’s Republic of China, the Republic of India, the Republic of Indonesia, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, the Union of Myanmar, the Republic of the Philippines, the Republic of Singapore, the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, the Kingdom of Thailand, the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam.

2. The Government of Singapore is the depositary of this Agreement.

3. This Agreement shall enter into force 90 days after the date on which the tenth instrument of notification by a State listed in paragraph 1, indicating the completion of its domestic requirements, is submitted to the depositary. Subsequently it shall enter into force in respect of any other State listed in paragraph 1 above 30 days after its deposit of an instrument of notification to the depositary.

4. The depositary shall notify all the States listed in paragraph 1 of the entry into force of this Agreement pursuant to paragraph 3 of this Article,

5. After this Agreement has entered into force, it shall be open for accession by any State not listed in paragraph 1. Any State desiring to accede to this Agreement may so notify the depositary, which shall promptly circulate the receipt of such notification to all other Contracting Parties. In the absence of a written objection by a Contracting Party within 90 days of the receipt of such notification by the depositary, that State may deposit an instrument of accession with the depositary, and become a party to this Agreement 60 days after such deposit of instrument of accession.”

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1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

2009 IMO Code of Practice for the Investigation of Crimes of Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan accessed on 05/07/2024

University of Oslo accessed on 05/07/2024

ReCAAP is the first government-to-government agreement that addresses the incidence of piracy and armed robbery in Asia. The original 16 signatories of the agreement comprised the ten ASEAN countries, Bangladesh, China, India, Japan, Korea, and Sri Lanka.

As of June 2024, the 21 contracting parties include: Australia, People’s Republic of Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, Kingdom of Cambodia, People’s Republic of China, Kingdom of Denmark, Federal Republic of Germany, Republic of India, Japan, Republic of Korea, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Kingdom of the Netherlands, Kingdom of Norway, Republic of the Philippines, Republic of Singapore, Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Kingdom of Thailand, United Kingdom, United States of America, and the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam.