Britannia lost the waves...

International law gone amuck?

"THE Royal Navy, once the scourge of brigands on the high seas, has been told by the Foreign Office not to detain pirates because doing so may breach their human rights (because, under Islamic law, they face beheading for murder or having a hand chopped off for theft.)

Warships patrolling pirate-infested waters, such as those off Somalia, have been warned that there is also a risk that captured pirates could claim asylum in Britain."

Thanks to Tigerhawk.

Tags: human rights international law pirates