International law, transport and commerce: maritime law

Shipping has many hundreds of terms and phrases whose meaning is not always obvious, even for experienced practitioners.

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

Media interest in the fates of people at sea has heightened across the last decade.

The new edition of this British Insurance Law Association (BILA)-award winning text is the definitive reference source for marine cargo insurance law.

The current jurisdictional status of the Mediterranean Sea is remarkable.

Maritime security is of vital importance to Australia and New Zealand as both countries depend on maritime transport for their economic survival.

Oil and natural gas, which today account for over 60% of the world's energy supply, are often produced by offshore platforms.

Vessels very frequently serve under a long chain of charterparties and sub-charterparties.

In Maritime Power and the Law of the Sea: Expeditionary Operations in World Politics, Commander James Kraska analyzes the evolving rules governing freedom of the seas and their impact on expeditionary operations in the littoral, near-shore coastal zone.

The doctrines of waiver, variation and estoppel are relied upon to justify or criticize a party's changed position as to its contractual obligations.

Europe and also the rest of the world has experienced a boom in mobility over the last thirty years.

Article 76 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea lays down the rules and regulations governing claims to a continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles for the 130 coastal States and entities that have ratified or acceded to it.

Shipping has many hundreds of terms and phrases whose meaning is not always obvious, even for experienced practitioners.

This book applies a contract-governance theory to the implementation of decarbonisation objectives in the international maritime sector.

The first edition of this book was quickly acclaimed as the new leading text worldwide on the law and practice of pollution from ships.

Written by a team of acclaimed practitioners and leading academics, this book brings together in one single volume an analysis of contemporary legal issues concerning ship building, sale and finance contracts.

Piratical attacks have become more frequent, violent, costly and increasingly threaten to undermine order in the international system.

Carriage of Goods by Sea provides an extensive comparative analysis of the carriage of goods by sea, examining the principles, regulation, responsibilities, obligations, and immunities within this area of English law, and other common law jurisdictions, in a single volume.

The seventh edition of this Blue and Gold Series book brings clarity and context to international law for the seagoing professional.

Grounded in extensive empirical research, Danger, Development and Legitimacy in East Asian Maritime Politics addresses the major issues of geopolitics in the region that have been and will continue to shape the international politics of the Asia-Pacific for years to come.

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

Offering a practical exploration of persistent and new challenges relating to contemporary international fisheries law, this book examines emerging and unresolved issues in international fisheries law.

Debattista on Bills of Lading in Commodity Trade provides not so much a linear road-map as a GPS system, allowing the reader to locate which aspect of the bill of lading is central to the dispute they are dealing with and evaluating that aspect from the perspective of each of: (1) the contract of sale; (2) carriage contract and (3) letter of credit.

This collection of essays provides a comprehensive assessment of the legal and policy approaches to maritime counter-piracy adopted by the EU and other international actors over the last few years.

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

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.

Arbitration clauses are sacrosanct in maritime contracts.

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

This book explains the definition, concepts, practices and procedures of Free Zone operations; how they are created, how they operate, and their benefits to the global and national economy.

In the years before the Civil War, many Americans saw the sea as a world apart, an often violent and insular culture governed by its own definitions of honor and ruled by its own authorities.

Europe and also the rest of the world has experienced a boom in mobility over the last thirty years.

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.

Marine Insurance: Law and Practice, Second Edition, continues to provide the most comprehensive and integrated account of the English law and practice of marine insurance.

Antarctica, one of the world's last great wildernesses, presents special challenges for international law.

Defence reform has been a major component of Bosnia's stabilisation and nation-building.

Legal Issues Relating to Time Charterparties addresses all the major questions and issues that arise in connection with time charterparties, examining them in a logical manner, progressively tracing the subject from the creation to the termination of the contract.

In this innovative volume, the author addresses some important challenges related to the effective and equitable governance of marine protected areas (MPAs).

This book situates protection at the centre of the global history of empires, thus advancing a new perspective on world history.

Provides comprehensive coverage of basic and contemporary issues of the law of the sea in a systematic manner.

This book explores the U.

The book is concerned with the harmonisation of maritime safety legal systems in Europe.

This unique title examines in depth issues of jurisdiction, maritime law and practice from a modern perspective and highlights the importance of risk management with a view to avoiding pitfalls in litigation or arbitration and minimising exposure to liabilities.

Takes an in-depth look into the war victim''s right to reparation from the seventeenth century until the present day.

The ocean and its inhabitants sketch and stretch our understandings of law in unexpected ways.

Duncan Gaswaga, a former judge of the Seychelles Supreme Court who has presided over numerous piracy trials, asked the following question: "e;What is a judge to do when a bearded piracy suspect facing justice asserts that he is fourteen?

The need for freedoms of navigation in regional waters is frequently mentioned in statements from regional forums, but a common understanding of what constitutes a particular freedom of navigation or the relevant law is lacking.

Maritime Liabilities in a Global and Regional Context consists of edited versions of the papers delivered at the Institute of International Shipping and Trade Law's 13th International Colloquium at Swansea Law School in September 2017.

Now in its seventh edition, this bestselling Handbook for Marine Radio Communication provides an incomparable reference source for all vessels using maritime radio communication systems, which are now a legislative requirement.

Many of the maritime disputes today represent a competing interest of two groups: coastal states and user states.

Just Culture and the Criminalisation of Air Accidents equips the reader with the tools to understand the meaning of criminalisation in the civil aviation industry.