Countering piracy off the coast of Somalia and the Gulf of Aden in the light of Security Council resolutions; Effective but limited solutions

United Nations Security Council, which is responsible for maintaining international peace and security, has issued a number of resolutions following the widespread and re-active piracy on important international waterways, particularly off the coast of Somalia and the Gulf of Aden, which pose a serious threat to international peace and security. (Twenty-three resolutions). Since Security Council resolutions are a binding source of international law and states are obliged to comply with them, as well as other obligations under the conventions to which they are party, in this descriptive-analytical study The "limitations" of Security Council resolutions on piracy, which have led to many developments and innovations in the international community's response to the phenomenon, have been discussed. In general, although Security Council resolutions have proposed a variety of strategies to effectively combat piracy, which in the short term have been able to influence the spread of piracy and, with the cooperation of various countries, establish security on some international waterways, this security has been temporary and fragile. And the security of international maritime trade requires other long-term solutions, including the allocation of courts to prevent the impunity of perpetrators of piracy, in addition to the existing methods used, such as patrols, and so on.