We will start the new year with a guest post by Michael Passman on the topical issue of piracy and international law. For all those who have followed the news in the past weeks and months (cf. our report on the demand to establish a special international tribunal to deal with issues of piracy), know about the relevance of this topic. Michael Passman is an attorney concentrating his practice in insurance coverage litigation in Chicago, Illinois. He received his B.A. from the University of Chicago and his J.D. from Brooklyn Law School. He is the author of a recent article…