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Regulatory Compliance Fundamentals

by M.L. Humphrey ...

Series Book 1 - Regulatory Compliance Essentials
We live in a regulated world. And for someone whose role is in regulatory compliance or regulatory enforcement knowledge is often gained on an ad hoc basis through trial and error, via on the job training, or through conversations with others in a similar role.In Regulatory Compliance Fundamentals M.L. Humphrey has taken twenty years of experience as a regulator and a consultant in the financial ... Read more

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We live in a regulated world. And for someone whose role is in regulatory compliance or regulatory enforcement knowledge is often gained on an ad hoc basis through trial and error, via on the job training, or through conversations with others in a similar role.In Regulatory Compliance Fundamentals M.L. Humphrey has taken twenty years of experience as a regulator and a consultant in the financial
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When Genius Failed

The Rise and Fall of Long Term Capital Management

by Roger Lowenstein ...

Charts are best viewed on a tablet.Picking up where Liar’s Poker left off (literally, in the bond dealer’s desks of Salomon Brothers) the story of Long-Term Capital Management is of a group of elite investors who believed they could beat the market and, like alchemists, create limitless wealth for themselves and their partners.Founded by John Meriweather, a notoriously confident bond dealer, along ... Read more

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Charts are best viewed on a tablet.Picking up where Liar’s Poker left off (literally, in the bond dealer’s desks of Salomon Brothers) the story of Long-Term Capital Management is of a group of elite investors who believed they could beat the market and, like alchemists, create limitless wealth for themselves and their partners.Founded by John Meriweather, a notoriously confident bond dealer, along
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Trillions

How a Band of Wall Street Renegades Invented the Index Fund and Changed Finance Forever

by Robin Wigglesworth ...

Best books of 2021, Financial Times'Grab some popcorn and take a front row seat, because Robin Wigglesworth has an astonishing story to tell you' Tim Harford, author of How to Make the World Add Up'A fascinating account of an investment revolution' Ian Fraser, Literary Review'A magisterial, delightfully written history offering up portraits of the academic scribblers and entrepreneurial pra... ... Read more

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Best books of 2021, Financial Times'Grab some popcorn and take a front row seat, because Robin Wigglesworth has an astonishing story to tell you' Tim Harford, author of How to Make the World Add Up'A fascinating account of an investment revolution' Ian Fraser, Literary Review'A magisterial, delightfully written history offering up portraits of the academic scribblers and entrepreneurial pra...
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The Asset Class

How Private Equity Turned Capitalism Against Itself

by Hettie O'Brien ...

'FINANCIAL JOURNALISM AT ITS BEST . . . UTTERLY TERRIFYING' PETER OBORNE'PART WAKE-UP CALL, PART FINANCIAL THRILLER' SHAMI CHAKRABARTIA thrilling, eye-opening investigation into private equity, a secretive wing of the finance industry that is so relentlessly destructive, it could have been created to undermine our way of lifeYou don't know their names, but they own the house you rent. They own ... Read more

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'FINANCIAL JOURNALISM AT ITS BEST . . . UTTERLY TERRIFYING' PETER OBORNE'PART WAKE-UP CALL, PART FINANCIAL THRILLER' SHAMI CHAKRABARTIA thrilling, eye-opening investigation into private equity, a secretive wing of the finance industry that is so relentlessly destructive, it could have been created to undermine our way of lifeYou don't know their names, but they own the house you rent. They own
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The Code of Capital

How the Law Creates Wealth and Inequality

by Katharina Pistor ...

A compelling explanation of how the law shapes the distribution of wealthCapital is the defining feature of modern economies, yet most people have no idea where it actually comes from. What is it, exactly, that transforms mere wealth into an asset that automatically creates more wealth? The Code of Capital explains how capital is created behind closed doors in the offices of private attorneys, and ... Read more

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A compelling explanation of how the law shapes the distribution of wealthCapital is the defining feature of modern economies, yet most people have no idea where it actually comes from. What is it, exactly, that transforms mere wealth into an asset that automatically creates more wealth? The Code of Capital explains how capital is created behind closed doors in the offices of private attorneys, and
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A Very English Deceit

The Secret History of the South Sea Bubble and the First Great Financial Scandal (Text Only)

by Malcolm Balen ...

The ebook of the critically acclaimed popular history book: the story of the South Sea Bubble which in Balen’s hands becomes a morality tale for our times. A classic collision of political ambition, mercenary greed and financial revolution.The early years of the 18th-century produced two great monuments: one, Christopher Wren’s new cathedral of St Paul’s, an enduring testament to principled craft ... Read more

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The ebook of the critically acclaimed popular history book: the story of the South Sea Bubble which in Balen’s hands becomes a morality tale for our times. A classic collision of political ambition, mercenary greed and financial revolution.The early years of the 18th-century produced two great monuments: one, Christopher Wren’s new cathedral of St Paul’s, an enduring testament to principled craft
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Dark Pools

The rise of A.I. trading machines and the looming threat to Wall Street

by Scott Patterson ...

Dark Pools is the pacy, revealing, and profoundly chilling tale of how global markets have been hijacked by trading robots – many so self-directed that humans can’t predict what they’ll do next.It’s the story of the blisteringly intelligent computer programmers behind the rise of these ‘bots’. And it’s a timely warning that as artificial intelligence gradually takes over, we could be on the verge ... Read more

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Dark Pools is the pacy, revealing, and profoundly chilling tale of how global markets have been hijacked by trading robots – many so self-directed that humans can’t predict what they’ll do next.It’s the story of the blisteringly intelligent computer programmers behind the rise of these ‘bots’. And it’s a timely warning that as artificial intelligence gradually takes over, we could be on the verge
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Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire

Shortlisted for the FT & McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award 2020

by Rebecca Henderson ...

*****SHORTLISTED FOR FT & MCKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020***FT Best books of 2020: Business**'In a world on fire, status quo is not a great option. Henderson rightfully argues for the refoundation of capitalism and offers thought-provoking ideas on what needs to be done to address some of the world's greatest challenges.****' Hubert Joly, former chairman and CEO, BestBuy_______________ ... Read more

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*****SHORTLISTED FOR FT & MCKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020***FT Best books of 2020: Business**'In a world on fire, status quo is not a great option. Henderson rightfully argues for the refoundation of capitalism and offers thought-provoking ideas on what needs to be done to address some of the world's greatest challenges.****' Hubert Joly, former chairman and CEO, BestBuy_______________
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Reimagining Capitalism

Shortlisted for the FT & McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award 2020

by Rebecca Henderson ...

**LONGLISTED FOR FT & MCKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020WHAT IF BUSINESS COULD HELP SOLVE THE GREATEST PROBLEMS OF OUR TIME?**Free market capitalism is one of humanity's greatest inventions and the greatest source of prosperity the world has ever seen. At the same time, its single-minded pursuit of profit has led to rampant inequality and the looming threat of climate catastrophe - and now ... Read more

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**LONGLISTED FOR FT & MCKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020WHAT IF BUSINESS COULD HELP SOLVE THE GREATEST PROBLEMS OF OUR TIME?**Free market capitalism is one of humanity's greatest inventions and the greatest source of prosperity the world has ever seen. At the same time, its single-minded pursuit of profit has led to rampant inequality and the looming threat of climate catastrophe - and now
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Financial Collateral

Law and Practice

Edited by Matthias Haentjens ...

This is the first book to analyse and draw together all of the property law and regulatory and contractual issues relevant to financial collateral transactions. Collateralized finance transactions played a major role in the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers and the near-failure of AIG during the early months of the global financial crisis, and are being increasingly recognised as being integral to the ... Read more

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This is the first book to analyse and draw together all of the property law and regulatory and contractual issues relevant to financial collateral transactions. Collateralized finance transactions played a major role in the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers and the near-failure of AIG during the early months of the global financial crisis, and are being increasingly recognised as being integral to the
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財富背後的法律密碼

法律如何創造財富與不平等The Code of Capital: How the Law Creates Wealth and Inequality

by 卡塔琳娜．皮斯托（Katharina Pistor）, 趙盛慈 ...

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■首見由法學教授從法律、法規、條款的角度來探討，造成貧富差距、社會不公的手段。■法律已成為國家、企業、富人等分配財富，製造社會不平等、貧富不均的一個意外工具。■暢銷書《二十一世紀資本論》作者Thomas Piketty推薦：這是一本引人入勝的書，它證明了資本的權利如何深植於國際法律體制中，是一本必讀之作。**財富分配不均也是暴政哪裡有利可圖，哪裡的法規就會鬆綁。這樣可以嗎？你以為的「依法治國」其實是「資本治國」！法治是rule of law還是rule by law，有巨大的差別。揭開21世紀資本論未解之謎，破解法律如何決定財富分配、造成社會不平等的底層根源，你一定要懂什麼是創造資本的法律密碼。**「在所有形式的暴政中，最沒有吸引力、最粗俗的暴政，就是純粹財富的暴政，富豪統治的暴政。」──第二十六屆美國總統狄奧多．羅斯福（Theodore Roosevelt ... Read more

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■首見由法學教授從法律、法規、條款的角度來探討，造成貧富差距、社會不公的手段。■法律已成為國家、企業、富人等分配財富，製造社會不平等、貧富不均的一個意外工具。■暢銷書《二十一世紀資本論》作者Thomas Piketty推薦：這是一本引人入勝的書，它證明了資本的權利如何深植於國際法律體制中，是一本必讀之作。**財富分配不均也是暴政哪裡有利可圖，哪裡的法規就會鬆綁。這樣可以嗎？你以為的「依法治國」其實是「資本治國」！法治是rule of law還是rule by law，有巨大的差別。揭開21世紀資本論未解之謎，破解法律如何決定財富分配、造成社會不平等的底層根源，你一定要懂什麼是創造資本的法律密碼。**「在所有形式的暴政中，最沒有吸引力、最粗俗的暴政，就是純粹財富的暴政，富豪統治的暴政。」──第二十六屆美國總統狄奧多．羅斯福（Theodore Roosevelt
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Regulating Services in the European Union

by Vassilis Hatzopoulos ...

Across the EU, services are the cornerstone of the modern economy, accounting for over 70% of national GDPs and over 90% of new jobs created. Fostering trade in services has, accordingly, become central to the EU's vision for developing the internal market. Yet regulating services and their international trade is notoriously complex, and controversial. For years the EU's efforts were limited to ... Read more

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Across the EU, services are the cornerstone of the modern economy, accounting for over 70% of national GDPs and over 90% of new jobs created. Fostering trade in services has, accordingly, become central to the EU's vision for developing the internal market. Yet regulating services and their international trade is notoriously complex, and controversial. For years the EU's efforts were limited to
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Moose Pastures and Mergers

The Ontario Securities Commission and the Regulation of Share Markets in Canada, 1940-1980

by Chris Armstrong ...

Series series Heritage
Long before the spectacular collapse of Bre-X in 1997, the Canadian capital markets had their share of swindlers and crooks. In the boom times after Second World War, hard-sell speculative mining ventures, pushing what often amounted to a few acres of moose pasture, riddled over-the-counter markets and the TSE. It was in this context that the Ontario Securities Commission developed into Canada's ... Read more

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Long before the spectacular collapse of Bre-X in 1997, the Canadian capital markets had their share of swindlers and crooks. In the boom times after Second World War, hard-sell speculative mining ventures, pushing what often amounted to a few acres of moose pasture, riddled over-the-counter markets and the TSE. It was in this context that the Ontario Securities Commission developed into Canada's
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Intermediated Securities

Legal Problems and Practical Issues

Edited by Professor Louise Gullifer, Jennifer Payne ...

Globally, there has been a shift from securities being held directly by an investor, to a situation in which many securities are held via an intermediary. The existence of one or more intermediaries between the investor and the issuer has a potentially significant impact on the rights of the investor, the role and obligations of the issuer, and on the position and responsibilities of the ... Read more

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Globally, there has been a shift from securities being held directly by an investor, to a situation in which many securities are held via an intermediary. The existence of one or more intermediaries between the investor and the issuer has a potentially significant impact on the rights of the investor, the role and obligations of the issuer, and on the position and responsibilities of the
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Anlegerleitbild und Anlegerschutz im Kapitalmarktrecht

by Ivo Frohmüller ...

Series Book 109 - Frankfurter wirtschaftsrechtliche Studien
Die Arbeit untersucht, ob die Fragmentierung des Kapitalmarktrechts, die Folgen der Finanzmarktkrise und die Behavioral Finance-Forschung eine Modernisierung des Anlegerleitbildes für einen wirksamen Schutz des Privatanlegers erforderlich machen. Hierzu überprüft der Autor, ob de lege lata ein Anlegerleitbild besteht, das Gesetzgebung und Rechtsprechung allgemein anerkennen. Er postuliert de lege ... Read more

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Die Arbeit untersucht, ob die Fragmentierung des Kapitalmarktrechts, die Folgen der Finanzmarktkrise und die Behavioral Finance-Forschung eine Modernisierung des Anlegerleitbildes für einen wirksamen Schutz des Privatanlegers erforderlich machen. Hierzu überprüft der Autor, ob de lege lata ein Anlegerleitbild besteht, das Gesetzgebung und Rechtsprechung allgemein anerkennen. Er postuliert de lege
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Capital Markets, Derivatives and the Law

by Alan Rechtschaffen ...

President Obama recently called for a new financial regulation system in the United States. In order to understand the intricacies of new regulation, individuals must have a strong foundation in how capital markets function as well as how financial instruments and derivatives work. Capital Markets, Derivatives, and the Law provides readers with the foundation necessary to make informed, well ... Read more

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President Obama recently called for a new financial regulation system in the United States. In order to understand the intricacies of new regulation, individuals must have a strong foundation in how capital markets function as well as how financial instruments and derivatives work. Capital Markets, Derivatives, and the Law provides readers with the foundation necessary to make informed, well
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Conflict of interests in high-tech investment advisory

by Daniel Favoretto ...

What are the potential sources of conflict of interests in investment advisory services and how should the law design legal tools of retail investor protection? These are the questions addressed by this book, which explores the new legal challenges of investor protection in the context of digital investment platforms and genAI advisors. The author analyses the investor protection tools provided by ... Read more

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What are the potential sources of conflict of interests in investment advisory services and how should the law design legal tools of retail investor protection? These are the questions addressed by this book, which explores the new legal challenges of investor protection in the context of digital investment platforms and genAI advisors. The author analyses the investor protection tools provided by
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Informationspflichten im Aktienrecht

Das aktienrechtliche Informationssystem und die Neuregelungen im ARUG II

by Erik Jensen ...

Series Book 29 - Forum Unternehmens-, Steuer- und Bilanzrecht
Informationen stellen insbesondere in der Wirtschaft und bei der Teilhabe an Unternehmen die Grundlage für fundierte Entscheidungen dar. Es verwundert daher nicht, dass in Rechtspolitik und täglicher Praxis der Kapitalgesellschaften die Thematik der Informationsbereitstellung eine zentrale Rolle spielt. Aktuelle Brisanz erlangte das Themenfeld rund um Informationspflichten der Aktiengesellschaft ... Read more

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Informationen stellen insbesondere in der Wirtschaft und bei der Teilhabe an Unternehmen die Grundlage für fundierte Entscheidungen dar. Es verwundert daher nicht, dass in Rechtspolitik und täglicher Praxis der Kapitalgesellschaften die Thematik der Informationsbereitstellung eine zentrale Rolle spielt. Aktuelle Brisanz erlangte das Themenfeld rund um Informationspflichten der Aktiengesellschaft
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Die Europaeisierung der Investitionskontrolle

by Maximilian Schipke ...

Series Book 6782 - Europaeische Hochschulschriften Recht
Die Investitionskontrolle ist ein vergleichsweise neues Regulierungsinstrument, das rasant an Bedeutung gewinnt. Mit der Verordnung (EU) 2019/452 hat die Europäische Union erstmals einen Rahmen für nationale Investitionskontrollen verabschiedet und diese durch eine Rückermächtigung legalisiert. Die Arbeit untersucht die primärrechtlichen Vorgaben für Investitionskontrollen auf nationaler und ... Read more

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Die Investitionskontrolle ist ein vergleichsweise neues Regulierungsinstrument, das rasant an Bedeutung gewinnt. Mit der Verordnung (EU) 2019/452 hat die Europäische Union erstmals einen Rahmen für nationale Investitionskontrollen verabschiedet und diese durch eine Rückermächtigung legalisiert. Die Arbeit untersucht die primärrechtlichen Vorgaben für Investitionskontrollen auf nationaler und
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Bieterkooperation und Bietergemeinschaft bei der Uebernahme boersennotierter Unternehmen

by Lasse Nitschmann ...

Series Book 6851 - Europaeische Hochschulschriften Recht
Gegenstand der Untersuchung ist die Kooperation mehrerer Bieter bei öffentlichen Erwerbs- und Übernahmeverfahren in der spezifischen Form der Bietergemeinschaft, die in § 2 Abs. 4 WpÜG angelegt ist. Die Untersuchung nimmt die Gründe und Formen einer bieterseitigen Kooperation bei öffentlichen Angeboten unter Berücksichtigung ausgewählter Fallbeispiele aus der Übernahmepraxis in den Blick, ... Read more

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Gegenstand der Untersuchung ist die Kooperation mehrerer Bieter bei öffentlichen Erwerbs- und Übernahmeverfahren in der spezifischen Form der Bietergemeinschaft, die in § 2 Abs. 4 WpÜG angelegt ist. Die Untersuchung nimmt die Gründe und Formen einer bieterseitigen Kooperation bei öffentlichen Angeboten unter Berücksichtigung ausgewählter Fallbeispiele aus der Übernahmepraxis in den Blick,
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Algo Bots and the Law

Technology, Automation, and the Regulation of Futures and Other Derivatives

by Gregory Scopino ...

The trillion-dollar markets for futures, swaps, commodity options, and related derivatives are extremely important to the global economy because, among other things, they influence the prices that people pay for everything from heating oil and bread to the interest rates connected to mortgages and student loans. Due to technological advances in automation and artificial intelligence, these markets ... Read more

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The trillion-dollar markets for futures, swaps, commodity options, and related derivatives are extremely important to the global economy because, among other things, they influence the prices that people pay for everything from heating oil and bread to the interest rates connected to mortgages and student loans. Due to technological advances in automation and artificial intelligence, these markets
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The Power of Standards

Hybrid Authority and the Globalisation of Services

by Jean-Christophe Graz ...

Standards often remain unseen, yet they play a fundamental part in the organisation of contemporary capitalism and society at large. What form of power do they epitomise? Why have they become so prominent? Are they set to be as important for the globalisation of services as for manufactured goods? Graz draws on international political economy and cognate fields to present strong theoretical ... Read more

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Standards often remain unseen, yet they play a fundamental part in the organisation of contemporary capitalism and society at large. What form of power do they epitomise? Why have they become so prominent? Are they set to be as important for the globalisation of services as for manufactured goods? Graz draws on international political economy and cognate fields to present strong theoretical
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Transnational Securities Law

Edited by Thomas Keijser ...

Bringing together a team of globally renowned academics and expert practitioners in the field, Transnational Securities Law , Second Edition, presents a comprehensive analysis of the international harmonization of the law relating to securities. The book focuses on private law, insolvency law, and conflict-of-laws issues, as well as providing in-depth guidance on recent regulatory and ... Read more

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Bringing together a team of globally renowned academics and expert practitioners in the field, Transnational Securities Law , Second Edition, presents a comprehensive analysis of the international harmonization of the law relating to securities. The book focuses on private law, insolvency law, and conflict-of-laws issues, as well as providing in-depth guidance on recent regulatory and
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Preventing Terrorist Attacks at Sea

Maritime Terrorism Risk and International Law

by Robin Bowley ...

Series series Routledge Research in Terrorism and the Law
Over recent decades, it has been widely recognised that terrorist attacks at sea could result in major casualties and cause significant disruptions to the free flow of international shipping.After discussing the overlaps and distinctions between piracy and maritime terrorism, this book considers how the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code, and other vessel identification and ... Read more

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Over recent decades, it has been widely recognised that terrorist attacks at sea could result in major casualties and cause significant disruptions to the free flow of international shipping.After discussing the overlaps and distinctions between piracy and maritime terrorism, this book considers how the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code, and other vessel identification and
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