Maritime Safety Law and Policies of the European Union and the United States of America: Antagonism or Synergy?
The International Maritime Organization (IMO), as the United Nations specialized agency responsible for the regulation of shipping engaged in international trade from the points of view of maritime safety and the prevention and control of pol- tion by ships, recognizes that these goals can only be e...
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| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
2009, 2009
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2009 |
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Universalism in maritime law as a point of reference for lawmakers: Myth and reality
- From the point of view of the flag State
- From the point of view of the coastal State
- From the point of view of the port State
- Overall position of the EU and the U.S. towards universal maritime safety standards: Common standards, but...
- The EU “Common Maritime Transport Policy” on maritime safety and marine environment protection: Uniform, enhanced and anticipated rules
- The maritime safety and anti-pollution legal framework in the U.S.: The quest for optimum safety, the quest for limits to the traditional standard-setting process
- The search for common trends: A substantive law approach in the light of prevention, preparedness/response and liability
- Prevention
- Preparedness and the ability to respond: The need for promptness and effectiveness put to the test
- Liability issues for marine pollution: The paradigm of oil
- Concluding remarks – Recommendations
- The old debate is not dead: Freedom of the seas vs. coastal States’ rights
- The “problem of synergy and antagonism” as part of the “solution”
- Viewing the potential of underestimated directions by legislators: Marketoriented incentives in support of qualitative shipping