Liability Regimes in Contemporary Maritime Law

Erscheinungsjahr 2007
ISBN: 978-1-84311-654-7
Verlag: Informa Law from Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 576 Seiten, Format (B × H): 169 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 1111 g

Reihe: Maritime and Transport Law Library

This book addresses the topical and current issues in maritime law and brings them together into a coherent strand by the common perspective of liabilities for the professional reader. Liability Regimes in Contemporary Maritime Law appeals to both the industry and the legal profession and provides a degree of analysis and discussion, while also bringing together in a single volume the essential interest in a range of individual subject areas.

Zielgruppe

Professional and Professional Reference

Autoren/Hrsg.

Thomas, Rhidian

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales See-, Luft- und Weltraumrecht

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part 1: Ship Source Pollution- Oil and Hazardous and Noxious Substances Chapter 1. Ship Source Pollution - Oil and Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Chapter 2. Pollution from Ships: EU Directive on Criminal Sanctions for Ship-Source Pollution Chapter 3. Marine Pollution Liabilities under US Law Part 2: Port Liabilities Chapter 4. Liabilities of Ports in Respect of Marine Pollution and Related Matters Part 3: Civil and Pollution Liabilities of Salvors Chapter 5. Liabilities of Salvors Chapter 6. The Liability of Salvors for Pollution Chapter 7. The Liabilities of Classification Societies- More Awkward than it Looks? Chapter 8. Classification Society Liability in the United States Part 5: The Influence of the ISM and ISPS Codes on the Evolution of Maritime Liabilities Chapter 9. The ISM and ISPS Codes: Influence on the Evolution of Liabilities Chapter 10. The ISM and ISPS Codes: Influence on the Evolution of Liabilities Part 6: Passenger Liabilities and Insurance Chapter 11. Boundaries on the Athens Convention: What You See is not Always What You Get Chapter 12. Passenger Liabilities and Insurance: Terrorism and War Risks Part 7: Liabilities for Wrongful Arrest of Ships Under Common Law and Civil Law Chapter 13. Damages for Wrongful Arrest of Ships in the English Admiralty Jurisdiction Chapter 14. Liabilities for Wrongful Arrest of Ships from a Civil Law Perspective Part 8: Substantive and Jurisdictional Issues Relating to Limitation of Liability Chapter 15. Problematical Areas in the Current Limitation Regime Chapter 16. Jurisdiction Aspects of Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims

Über Autor(innen)

Professor D. Rhidian Thomas is Emeritus Professor of Maritime Law at Swansea University and Founding Director of the Institute of International Shipping and Trade Law.