TY - JOUR N2 - In an effort to fight terrorism, the author proposes applying the visit and search law not only on the high seas but also in territorial waters. This is a controversial viewpoint as current international law does not permit this law to be applied at all in case of terrorist threats. Additionally, territorial waters come under the exclusive jurisdiction of coastal countries. The full implementation into practice of a common, internationally accepted definition of terrorism should not be anticipated in the nearest future. The author of the article discusses the Rome Convention of 1988 on counteracting illegal acts that threaten the safety of ocean-going vessels, which was laid out following the attack staged by Palestinian terrorists on the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro in October 1985. L1 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/114221/PDF/document%20-%202019-10-02T132020.904.pdf L2 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/114221 PY - 2007 IS - No XXIII EP - 108 A1 - Makowski, Andrzej PB - Oddział PAN w Gdańsku DA - 2007 T1 - Protecting ocean-going vessels from terrorist acts SP - 91 UR - http://journals.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/114221 T2 - Prawo Morskie ER -