International law: transport, communications and commerce

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.

The settlement of the maritime boundary disputes between China and Japan in the East China Sea, and between Greece and Turkey in the Aegean Sea, is politically deadlocked.

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.

Both China and Europe have a long tradition of commercial and maritime law; and this new book examining various topics from their particular perspectives is both timely and important.

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?

An established authority in the field, this is the core reference work for practitioners on electronic communications in the European Union.

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

This book provides an accessible introduction to selected new issues in transnational law, and connects them to existing theoretical debates on transnational business regulation.

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

In this much anticipated sequel to the legal bestseller, The Future of Law, Susskind lays down a challenge to all lawyers to ask themselves, with their hands on their hearts, what elements of their current workload could be undertaken differently - more quickly, cheaply, efficiently, or to a higher quality - using alternative methods of working.

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 covers the new set of EU Directives and the Electronic Communications Code, which will considerably change the legal framework for electronic communications.

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

This comprehensive handbook provides a detailed and unique overview of current thinking about marine governance in the context of global environmental change.

The Contract of Carriage: Multimodal Transport and Unimodal Regulation provides a new perspective on how to approach the question of multimodal transport regulation regarding liability for goods carried.

The Antarctic Treaty (1959) was adopted for the purpose of bringing peace and stability to Antarctica and to facilitate cooperation in scientific research conducted on and around the continent.

Veiled Power conducts a thorough historical study of the relationship between international law and business corporations.

This book examines intellectual property (IP) protection in the broader context of international law.

A study of how states can lawfully react to malicious cyber conduct, taking into account the problem of timely attribution.

Think of maritime slavery, and the notorious Middle Passage - the unprecedented, forced migration of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic - readily comes to mind.

At a micro level, this collection unveils the contractual knowledge that led to the globalization of markets over the last century.

International Trust Laws is a wide-ranging comparative guide to the law of trusts across a number of important jurisdictions, with analysis of issues surrounding the creation of trusts, the powers and duties of trustees, mechanisms of control, and the special uses of trusts.

Since the International Labour Organisation's Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC) came into force internationally on 20 August 2013, it has already been amended, and a further two sets of amendments have been agreed and are expected to come into force in 2019 and 2020.

Since it was first published in 1964, Elements of Shipping has become established as a market leader.

The first authoritative commentary on a major new codification of the equality principle as applied to investor-state dispute settlement.

A comprehensive and original analysis of all major WTO provisions relating to the transit of pipeline gas.

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 monograph examines the relationship between treaties providing for uninterrupted energy transit and countermeasures under the law of international responsibility.

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

The first in-depth comparative analysis of shareholder stewardship, which reveals the complexities of this global movement that were previously unknown.

First published in 1987, Maritime Boundaries and Ocean Resources is a collection of essays which examines the political jurisdiction of ocean boundaries and the affects that this has on the world's oceans.

Provides a clear, concise and practical overview of the key economic techniques and evidence employed in European merger control.

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

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.

This book offers an original academic study of the Rotterdam Rules.

Anyone who deals with shipping disputes requires access to a mass of source materials.

In the late seventeenth century, Spain dominated the Caribbean and Central and South America, establishing colonies, mining gold and silver, and gathering riches from Asia for transportation back to Europe.

Maritime Piracy is now a pressing global issue, and this work seeks to provide a concise and informative introduction to the area.

Examines the debate over digital copyright and the new tools of political communication involved in the advocacy around the issue.

If a dispute between commercial parties reaches the stage of arbitration, the cause is usually ambiguous contract terms.

Since it was first published in 1964, Elements of Shipping has become established as a market leader.

With reform of warranties, utmost good faith and insurable interest underway, Reforming Marine and Commercial Insurance Law provides a timely and essential analysis of this changing area of marine insurance law.

Freight Forwarding and Multimodal Transport Contracts, 2nd Edition, is a comprehensive guide to the law in relation to contract forms and terms created by operators, trade associations or international bodies such as the UN and used as a basis for trading conditions by freight forwarders, logistics suppliers, combined or multimodal transport operators and container operators.

This is the fourth edition of this highly regarded work on the law of international commercial litigation as practised in the English courts.

Cybercrime and cybersecurity are of increasingly high profile not only within law enforcement but among policy makers, legal professionals and the general public.

Future Challenges for the Port and Shipping Sector discusses the issues that most influence the future of the maritime and port industries.

This book provides an introduction to, and demystification of, the private and public dimensions of international aviation law.