International law: transport, communications and commerce

Despite the rise of 'new' security threats like terrorism, cyber-war and piracy, the terrible destructive power of nuclear weapons still hangs over the world.

The frontiers are the future of humanity.

The Routledge Handbook of the South China Sea presents a comprehensive and in-depth analysis of South China Sea issues.

This fourth edition addresses certain developments, including the 1996 Protocol to the 1976 Limitation Convention, which have come into effect since publication of the previous edition.

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.

Free expression is under threat.

This book consists of edited versions of the papers delivered at the Institute of International Shipping and Trade Law's 11th International Colloquium, held at Swansea Law School in September 2015.

A previous winner of the Comite Maritime International's Albert Lilar Prize for the best shipping law book worldwide, EU Shipping Law is the foremost reference work for professionals in this area.

Miller's Marine War Risks is the only book devoted to drawing together and analysing the insurance of commercial shipping against war risks.

The financial crisis of 2007-08 saw a marked increase in global shipping disputes that is still being felt today.

The first comprehensive analysis of the applicability of international trade law to digital services at multilateral and regional levels.

Ship management is a worldwide activity.

This book is the first of its kind to explore the problems inherent in the unification of maritime law.

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.

a wide-ranging, historically and comparatively very deep and comprehensive commentary, but which is also very contemporary and forward-looking on many or most of the issues relevant in modern transnational commercial, contract and financial transactions (International and Comparative Law Quarterly)Volume 6 of this new edition deals with financial regulation of banks and banking activities and products.

There has been a recent increase in clashes between warships asserting rights to navigate and states asserting sovereignty over coastal waters.

This book explores the allocation of risk and liability of dangerous goods between the seller and the buyer under CIF (Cost, Insurance and Freight) and FOB (Free on Board) contracts, providing an in-depth study of the issue of carriage of dangerous goods in the context of international trade law.

A sharp, informed and thoroughly practical guide to contemporary and developing issues relating to sea pollution, prepared by leading academics and practitioners with everyday hands-on experience.

Piracy, international disputes over undersea oil and gas, and chronic overfishing have left our oceans in turmoil.

This book provides readers with a foundation in policy development and analysis, describing how policy, including legal mechanisms, are applied to the marine environment.

International Cargo Insurance examines the law and practice of marine cargo insurance on a worldwide basis, and provides the busy practitioner the information needed to quickly and accurately resolve cargo insurance coverage issues, wherever they may arise.

Limitation of liability for maritime claims is a concept of respectable antiquity which is now deeply entrenched in the maritime industry.

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

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

The main focus of this book is the impact of maritime fraud on contracts for sale and carriage, documentary credits and marine insurance.

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

The Routledge Handbook of the South China Sea presents a comprehensive and in-depth analysis of South China Sea issues.

This book analyses the European legal framework on inland water transport in light of the most recent legislation adopted and how the main Member States of Central Western Europe have implemented it.

The potential use of space for military purposes has, since the end of the Second World War, been intrinsically linked to the development of space technology and space flight.

Risk Management in Port Operations, Logistics and Supply Chain Security is the first book to address security, risk and reliability issues in maritime, port and supply chain settings.

Extreme copyright produces extreme consumption: ten hours a day, lost to screens.

The book examines whether the jurisdiction of coastal States under international law can be extended to include powers of intervention towards vessels posing a significant risk to their coastal and marine environment, but which have not yet been involved in any incident or accident.

The key aim of this book is to explore the global conservation and management of sharks.

Now in its fifth edition, this authoritative guide covers all of the core aspects of maritime law in one distinct volume.

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.

Port State Control, Second Edition is a comprehensive publication dealing with the full implications and regulations of port State control.

The proposed book draws on the on-going South China Sea dispute, and the multifaceted challenges wrought by the South China Sea issue that requires an inter-disciplinary perspective.

From the time it was first published in 1998, Shipping and the Environment has been the leading text on international and US law and practice in this field.

This is the fifth edition of the leading work on transnational and comparative commercial and financial law, covering a wide range of complex topics in the modern law of international commerce, finance and trade.

This book will be of interest for all jurists doing research and working practically in intellectual property law and international economic law.

This book outlines and analyses the legislative activity of the Union in an area which is currently experiencing exponential growth in terms of both commercial activity and legal significance.

The first study of the three-stage approach to maritime delimitation, collating methods from judicial decisions, treaties and scholarship.

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

This volume provides a concise introduction to the issues and debates regarding modern piracy, including naval operations, law, and diplomacy, and focuses on the recent surge of attacks off the coasts of Africa and Asia.

Qualitative empirical research reveals that the narratives and real-life experiences defining gig work have concrete implications for law.

Maritime Law is an exhaustive introduction to this complex area of law.