Author: Ling Zhu Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media ISBN: 3540459030 Category : Law Languages : en Pages : 254
Book Description
Oil tankers are not solely to blame for pollution at sea. Non-tankers have released numerous spills. The International Convention on Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage has been adopted, but has not yet come into force. This timely and comprehensive book studies compulsory insurance, its main purpose of ensuring compensation and its interrelations with other features such as the rule of strict liability, the limitation of liability of that convention.
Author: Faure Publisher: Kluwer Law International B.V. ISBN: 9041128697 Category : Law Languages : en Pages : 498
Book Description
The approach throughout is both legal multi-disciplinary and comparative. The relevant international conventions are examined (particularly the 'Bunker Convention' of 2008), with particular attention to their implementation in China and Europe, as well as the independent US regime. In addition, detailed empirical data from well-known case studies provide important insights into the working of international and national prevention and compensation mechanisms.
Author: Michael G. Faure Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
This paper discusses important features of the international conventions regulating the compensation of oil pollution damage, more particularly the limitation of the liability of the tanker owner and the additional compensation provided through the IOPC Fund. The paper sketches the historical evolution of the conventions since their origin in 1969 until the latest amendments in May 2003. In addition, the compensation of victims of oil pollution in China is discussed, whereby it is stressed that China has acceeded to the CLC conventions, but has not implemented those in national law. The lack of compulsory insurance of tanker owners and the fact that China is not a party to the fund convention are critically discussed. A comparison between the international regime and Chinese law is provided. The paper concludes with a few policy conclusions and suggestions to improve the compensation of oil pollution damage in China.
Author: Colin M. de la Rue Publisher: ISBN: Category : Law Languages : en Pages : 308
Book Description
Despite widely-accepted international systems of liability for pollution damage to the marine environment, uniformity is far from being achieved. This book is based on the papers delivered at the CMI seminar on liability for pollution damage. The purpose of the seminar was to take stock of the legal position worldwide as a prelude to discussions on unification of laws relating to the admissibility and assessment of claims. Among the main issues addressed are - oil pollution prevention and response, the effectiveness of present compensation methods, the importance of recent protocols to the compensation conventions, the ramifications of OPA 90, the underwriting of oil pollution risks and the need for an international convention on hazardous and noxious substances. These issues are covered by a broad range of international experts.
Author: Howard N. Bennett Publisher: ISBN: 9780199273591 Category : Law Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
The law of marine insurance constitutes a major branch of the law of international trade and shipping law which is of considerable international importance. This new edition gives a clear, updated account of English marine insurance law, combining detailed analysis of modern statute and case law with a clear comprehension of practice and commerce in the shipping world. The discussion embraces not only the constantly evolving case law, but also standard forms and clauses (including the 2003 International Hull Clauses), and the rules of mutual insurance associations. Coverage includes all relevant areas of general insurance contract law as well as all issues of specifically marine insurance law. The entire text of the second edition has been considered afresh and includes significant new or additional material in particular relating to: historical background, insurable interest, policy formation, the doctrine of utmost good faith, premiums, policy interpretation, excluded losses, third party rights, losses, claims, aversion and minimization of loss, insurers' contribution rights, and composite policies. Presenting a revised structure with the practitioner in mind, this new edition includes a new chapter on interpretation and rectification of insurance contracts.
Author: Larsson Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers ISBN: 9004638326 Category : Law Languages : en Pages : 683
Book Description
From its starting point within international law, throughout its progression from regional to national law, The Law of Environmental Damage combines the disciplines of environmental law, liability law and insurance in its analysis of the development of reparative environmental law. In the model adopted, three generations of reparative schemes are identified, based on civil liability or administrative liability or self-taken measures from the area of insurance. The analysis applied is based on factors of standard and designation of liability, as well as the definition and assessment of environmental damage. Issues such as environmental lender liability and damage to public natural resources are highlighted. The results of the study are evaluated within the framework of a theory of environmental efficiency; among other factors, the reparative effect of liability rules is discussed.
Author: Colin De La Rue Publisher: CRC Press ISBN: 1317375815 Category : Law Languages : en Pages : 1727
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The first edition of this book was quickly acclaimed as the new leading text worldwide on the law and practice of pollution from ships. The second edition deals with a variety of developments since then in this fast-moving subject: the Erika and the Prestige; changes in international law on maritime safety and compensation; latest decisions on claims for compensation; analysis of the SCOPIC regime; new material on ports of refuge, transboundary movements, and pollution from offshore craft; latest cases and regulatory changes in the US; and enlarged chapters on enforcement of laws and criminal sanctions. Like its predecessor, the second edition is superbly indexed and written clearly with the needs in mind of a wide international readership.
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