Research and Markets: Places of Refuge: Specific Legal Arrangements Governing Ships in Distress and Places of Refuge

DUBLIN--()--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/bd8f6d/places_of_refuge) has announced the addition of the "Places of Refuge" book to their offering.

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.

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

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.

Places of Refuge 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

This book serves as an authoritative source of current international law in this field.

Key Topics Covered:

1. Introduction and Overview

2. The Context of Recent Policy Developments

3. Current International Law on the Accommodation of Ships in Distress in Places of Refuge

4. The Genesis, Necessity and Status of the CMI Draft Convention

5. Content of the CMI Draft Convention

6. Comparison of the CMI Draft Convention with the European Regime of Places of Refuge

7. The Further Role of the CMI Draft Convention

8. Conclusions

9. Appendices

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Contacts

Research and Markets
Laura Wood, Senior Manager,
press@researchandmarkets.com
U.S. Fax: 646-607-1907
Fax (outside U.S.): +353-1-481-1716