UN Security Council
2017

2017, and the commitment of the Federal Government and Federal Member States of Somalia to developing their maritime security capabilities, 17-19731 (E) *1719731* S/RES/2383 (2017) Further reaffirming that international law, as reflected in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 (“The Convention”), sets out the legal framework applicable to activities in the ocean, including countering piracy and armed robbery at sea, Recognizing the need to investigate and prosecute not only suspects captured at sea, but also anyone who incites or intentionally facilitates pirac y operations, including key figures of criminal networks involved in piracy who plan, organize, facilitate, or illicitly finance or profit from such attacks, and reiterating its concern over persons suspected of piracy having been released without facing j ustice, reaffirming that the failure to prosecute persons responsible for acts of piracy and armed robbery at sea off the coast of Somalia undermines anti -piracy efforts, Welcoming the successful prosecution of piracy cases in Belgium, India, Mauritius, and the Seychelles during the past year, while noting with concern that