索马里海盗,是一群专门在海上抢劫其他国船只的犯罪者。1991年索马里内战的爆发,令亚丁湾这一带海盗活动更趋频繁,曾多次发生劫持、暴力伤害船员事件。面对日益猖獗的海盗行为,需要国际社会积极予以重视和打击。本文试从国际法角度分析打击索马里海盗和挽救损失的法律性质。 Somali pirates, a group of criminals who specifically looted other countries’ ships at sea. In 1991, the outbreak of the civil war in Somalia brought piracy activities in the Gulf of Aden more frequently and hijacked and violated the crew on a number of occasions. In the face of increasingly rampant piracy, it needs the active attention and crackdown by the international community. This article attempts to analyze from the perspective of international law the legal nature of combating piracy in Somalia and saving the damage.