The crime of international maritime fraud : a comparative study between Iraqi and English law

This text is intended to deal with the crime of international maritime fraud under criminal law in Iraq and England, serving to identify the problems and defects which justify the making of change.

Maritime fraud has been described as a "near perfect crime", due to the minimum risk for the perpetrator, relative simplicity of operation, difficulty of detection and even if detected, the still greater difficulty of successful prosecution in court.

Reported losses due to maritime fraud are estimated at 13 billion dollars per year.

Therefore, this book also investigates the feasibility and desirability of establishing greater jurisdiction capabilities of countries affected by the designated act of maritime fraud.