International law, transport and commerce: maritime law

International maritime law is far from inert, everyday international affairs constantly test existing law and, in many occasions, require its development.

Waste management poses increasing challenges to both the protection of the environment and to human health.

This book argues for the utility of human rights in the practice of ocean governance.

Core Principles of Maritime Navigation introduces the main navigation concepts required by trainees and professionals involved in maritime operations.

This book takes the concept of piracy as a starting point to discuss the instability of property as a social construction and how this is spatially situated.

The advent of the Europeans was crucial in transforming the contours of Maritime Asia.

This book provides expert analysis of the application of the evolving law in Corporate Manslaughter as it relates to the Maritime and Aviation industries.

The Supreme Court ruling in Global Process System Inc.

Originally published in 1987, this book provides a comprehensive manual to the international law governing accidents at sea during the 1980s.

In the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, concerns that terrorists might utilise vessels to transport weaponry, terrorist operatives and/or to finance their activities prompted several international legal developments.

This is the first book to focus on the legal question of the incorporation of arbitration clauses, even though this issue constitutes a common problem that arises frequently in practice.

This book analyses the legal obstacles associated with the advancement of unitization processes and procedures at a national, domestic level.

On 22 January 2013, the Republic of the Philippines instituted arbitral proceedings against the People's Republic of China (PRC) under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) with regard to disputes between the two countries in the South China Sea (South China Sea Arbitration).

The dogma of the sovereignty of the state, deriving from the Peace of Westphalia, underpins much of the modern-day international system.

The Commercial Shipping Handbook is an invaluable reference tool for anyone involved in international trade and a first step towards understanding the framework within which the international movement of goods by sea is conducted.

Written from the perspective of the Average Adjuster, and updated to include a detailed analysis of the new rules adopted in 2016, this book is an essential read for practitioners in maritime law and marine insurance.

This book introduces non-specialist readers to the history of how human societies have sought to control, use and exploit our oceans, seas and shorelines over time in different geographical and cultural contexts.

In 2006, British forces entered the Helmand Province of Afghanistan in what would become one of the defining military campaigns of the decade.

The origins of the maritime dispute between Chile and Peru go back to 1952, when these countries, along with Ecuador, asserted sovereignty over 200 nautical miles from their coasts.

This book provides a comprehensive collection of Cases and Materials On Marine Insurance Law.

This three-volume Manual on International Maritime Law presents a systematic analysis of the history and contemporary development of international maritime law by leading contributors from across the world.

This book examines the challenge of negotiating and implementing new legal regimes addressing contemporary ocean challenges in the context of uncertain planetary futures.

The 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) remains the cornerstone of global ocean governance.

This book questions the use of salvage law as legal regulatory framework for the remuneration of environmental services in salvage operations, proposing that such services should be based on direct contracting between commercial salvors and coastal States.

The Challenge of Arctic Shipping presents a collection of candid essays on the future of Arctic waters.

This book addresses the rights of indigenous peoples to marine space and associated marine resources under international law.

The fourth edition consists of consideration of all aspects of the jurisdiction of English courts and arbitrators over maritime claims, applicable law, judgments, remedies and security interests, including the continuing critical impact of membership of the European Union.

This reference book, arranged alphabetically by country, describes how to found jurisdiction in over 20 jurisdictions.

The environmental and human costs of marine accidents are high, and risks are considerable.

This book conducts an examination of the international legal regime of the continental shelf through the lens of international relations (IR), with a primary focus on global governance theory.

Remedies are vital in commercial litigation.

In this new and highly original textbook for a range of interdisciplinary courses and degree programmes focusing on marine and coastal resource management, readers are offered an introduction to the subject matter, a broad perspective and understanding, case study applications, and a reference source.

Contracts of Carriage by Air, Second Edition contains annotated analysis of the provisions of the international conventions governing the carriage of goods and passengers by air.

An accessible introduction to multimodal contracts of carriage, Multimodal Transport Law works from general principles toward specific, technical problems.

Principles of the Carriage of Goods by Sea offers students studying this topic as part of their LLM or LLB course an accessible, comprehensive overview of the subject from a leading expert in the field.

The Business of Shipbuilding thoroughly analyses vessel construction, from material receipt and preparation, to final outfitting.

The criminalisation of seafarers has been observed as a growing phenomenon for more than forty years, presenting a picture of increasing liability upon the Master even though their responsibilities remain essentially unchanged in generations of maritime law.

The United Nations Convention on the Law of Sea ('UNCLOS') is hailed as one of the most significant multilateral legal agreements executed in the past few decades.

Maritime autonomous vehicles (MAVs) have the potential to radically alter all uses of maritime space, with technology progressing faster than the law.

Now presented in two convenient volumes, the sixth edition of Berlingieri on Arrest of Ships is an invaluable source of information, detailing the claims in respect of which a ship may be arrested, the conditions for obtaining an order of arrest, the need for a security, the manner by which the ship that has been arrested may be released, the possibility of a multiple arrest and the jurisdiction on the merits.

An accessible introduction to multimodal contracts of carriage, Multimodal Transport Law works from general principles toward specific, technical problems.

Each chapter describes the dynamics or tensions within a specific marine sector or policy community.

Now it its second edition, The Law of Yachts and Yachting is a comprehensive treatise on the law relating to yachts and provides its readers with a thorough analysis of maritime law as relevant to the superyacht sector.

In 2006, British forces entered the Helmand Province of Afghanistan in what would become one of the defining military campaigns of the decade.

This collection of statutes form a reference point for the maritime, commercial and insurance litigator.

Now in its fourth edition, this hallmark text provides a comprehensive, article-by-article guide to the workings of the CMR Convention, as incorporated into English Law by the Carriage of Goods by Road Act 1965.

Over the last decade the concept of clustering has become a central idea for analyzing the competitiveness of nations, industries and firms.

Probably the core characteristic of a bill of lading is that the original bill of lading must be presented at the port of destination for a consignee to be entitled to delivery of the goods and for the carrier to get a good discharge of its delivery obligation by delivering the goods to said consignee.

This book explores the types of conflicts that occur over marine and coastal resources, the underlying causes, and attempts to prevent them.