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Within the context of the geography of globalization, it seems interesting to study conference tourism, an activity which is essentially based on human, economic, scientific and cultural flows. But, due to many problems linked to terminology and the lack of coherent statistics protocols, the subject is a rather delicate one. This paper proposes, on one hand, to clarify definitions and terminology, as well as to characterize sources of information. On the other hand, we will examine the distribution of international meetings in order both to reveal continental and state dynamics and to analyze the network of cities Worldwide.
Keywords: tourisme, congrès, réunions, méthodologie, terminologie, statistiques, villes, mondialisation, tourism, conference, methodology, terminology, statistics, cities, globalization
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Among all threats to maritime security, today piracy is certainly the most famous of them. Following a series of unprecedented violent attacks, the international community sent a military fleet off the coast of Somalia in 2008 to restore order and security. However, given the significant costs of such device, some legal scholars have not hesitated to support a greater use of the private sector in the fight against piracy. To achieve this, the resurgence of letters of marque, which allowed, during the past centuries, the practice of privateering, was proposed. This attempt to use the privateers against these threats is not devoid of legal issues regarding their conformity with modern international law. Far to dismiss the relevance of a greater use of private sector, the author underlines the need for a permanent mechanism in which companies will contribute to current and future naval presences. After establishing the terms of use of letters of marque by States, the author suggests the establishment of a partnership between public and private sector whose terms will remove all risks inherent to the use of private military companies.
Keywords: Corsaires, piraterie, lettre de marque, partenariat public-privé, haute mer, sociétés militaires privées, sécurité privée, navire d'État, Privateers, piracy, letter of marque, public-private partnership, high sea, private military companies, private security, public vessel