Places of Refuge International Law and the CMI Draft Convention

Author: Eric Hooydonk
Publisher: Informa Law
ISBN: 9781843118411
Published In: June 2010
Format: Hardback , 528 pages
Jurisdiction: International ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

Out of stock

Description
Contents
Author
Reviews

Details

The need for specific legal arrangements governing ships in distress and places of refuge is one of the most topical problems in both public and private maritime law. Serving as an authoritative source of current international law, this book provides clarity on:

the scope of the right of access
the immunity of ships in distress
the liability of authorities granting or denying access
the basis and conditions of financial securities
the obligation to establish contingency plans

The headline-grabbing shipping disasters involving the loss of the Erika (1999) and the Prestige (2002) attracted the attention of the IMO, the Comite Maritime International, the European Union, national maritime authorities around the globe and the maritime industry in general. Ultimately the impact of pollution on local economies and the environment was enough to arouse the concern of a broad swath of public opinion.

INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW
THE CONTEXT OF RECENT POLICY DEVELOPMENTS
CURRENT INTERNATIONAL LAW ON THE ACCOMMODATION OF SHIPS IN DISTRESS IN PLACES OF REFUGE
THE GENESIS, NECESSITY AND STATUS OF THE CMI DRAFT CONVENTION
CONTENT OF THE CMI DRAFT CONVENTION
COMPARISON OF THE CMI DRAFT CONVENTION WITH THE EUROPEAN REGIME OF PLACES OF REFUGE
THE FURTHER ROLE OF THE CMI DRAFT CONVENTION
CONCLUSIONS
APPENDICES

"I have just read – at one sitting – your new book, Places of Refuge. It is superb and I congratulate you for its publication and the enormous effort that went into its compilation. It will become the standard on the subject, I am sure. I know that I will refer several places to it in the second edition of The International Law of the Shipmaster. I did not include a chapter on the subject when I wrote because I was awaiting your book. I am not sure I need a chapter now! Well done, indeed, sir."

A letter from John A. C. Cartner M.Sc., M.B.A., LL.M., Ph.D. Ch.Eng., Eur.Ing., Master Mariner and author of The International Law of the Shipmaster to the author Prof Dr Eric Van Hooydonk