일본의 해양안전보장에 관한 검토 - 해상범죄정책을 중심으로 -

Japan is surrounded by the sea, relies on imports for most of its major resources, and foreign trade is of high importance in its economy, society, and people's lives. Ensuring the safety of navigation for ships provided for maritime transportation and other ships navigating the sea is very important. Japan’s policy is needed to stipulate punishment for piracy and at the same time respond appropriately and effectively to piracy considering that under UNCLOS. Also, all countries are cooperating to suppress piracy to the extent possible in the high seas. Accordingly, Japan Coast Guard and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force are each pursuing policies to combat piracy. In addition, the 「the Counter-piracy Act」 makes it possible to deal with piracy even by foreign ships unrelated to Japan, and makes it possible to use weapons to stop ships that approach private ships and engage in piracy, making it possible to appropriately and effectively combat piracy. There are regulations in place to deal with such behavior. As a result, 「the Counter-piracy Act」 has implications for Korea in that it was given the status of positive law from the perspective of universalism and was given a certain authority to be in charge of enforcement as a maritime police agency.