Civil liability for bunker oil pollution damage / / Dan Malika Gunasekera.
This book deals with the liability conventions brought into existence by the International Maritime Organization and concentrates on the newly adopted instrument dealing with bunker oil pollution as an area of great concern for every stakeholder involved in shipping business. The work covers a wide spectrum ranging from the Convention itself to its scope of application, liable and aggrieved parties, jurisdiction, requirements of liability and admissibility of claims, defences and exoneration from liability. It addresses many areas of interest and of importance to international and national legal advisors, lawyers, law students and anyone interested in the relevant field such as shipowners, charterers, shipbrokers, ship personnel and associated contractors and sub-contractors.
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| Ort, Verlag, Jahr |
Frankfurt am Main
: Peter Lang
, 2010
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| Umfang | 1 online resource (334 p.) |
| ISBN | 1-299-42949-1 3-653-00037-8 |
| ISSN | 0947-0395 ; |
| Sprache | Englisch |
| Zusatzinfo | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Hochschulschrift | Zugl.: Hamburg Univ., Diss., 2010. |
| Zusatzinfo | Contents; Preface 13; Abbreviations 15; Introduction 19; Public International Law v. private interests 21; Role of the IMO and the historical development of the area of concern 23; 'Run' to the 'Bunkers' 26; Interpretation of the text 28; Introduction to the relevant Chapters 28; Chapter 1: The Convention 29; The Need 31; The Underlying Doctrines 33; Polluter Pays Principle 34; Imposition of Strict Liability 35; The prevailed tools 36; The evolution of the concept 40; The Instrument 45; "Bunker Oil" 46; "Ship" 52; Chapter 2: Scope of Application 59 (a) Geographical Scope: jurisdiction ratione loci 59(b) Pollution Damage and Preventive Measures: jurisdiction rationemateriae 66; Components of Damage 68; The important characteristics: 70; Externality 70; Contamination 71; Escape or discharge 74; "Preventive measures" 76; The notion of 'reasonableness' 78; The right to act 80; The appropriate instance 81; Further loss or damage by Preventive measures 82; Exclusions 84; Situation under the CLC 84; State immunity and its effects 86; Chapter 3: Status Quo - Liable and Aggrieved Parties 89 Personal Scope of Application: jurisdiction ratione personae 89The Liable Party 89; "Ship Owner" 90; The ultimate compromise 95; Legal implication on responsible corporate entity 96; (a) The owner / registered owner 99; Application of 'alter ego' 100; The role of Mortgagee and Financial Security Provider 102; Situations of cessation and abandonment of ownership 103; (b) Bareboat charterer 104; (c) Manager 106; (d) Operator 109; Joint and Several Liability 110; Multiplicity of ships 111; Multiplicity of 'shipowners' 113; Convention being the supreme law 113 Implication of liability on related parties and 'responder immunity' 115The Victim 119; Chapter 4: Jurisdiction 123; Jurisdiction as proclaimed 123; The causative link 124; The geographical link 124; The collective link 127; Suing the appropriate defendant 129; Direct actions 130; Prescription 133; Institution of Actions 135; Matters relating to non-States Parties 136; Fairness Rule 138; The Forum 139; The Common Law Systems' Strategy 140; The Civil Law Systems' Strategy 142; Jurisdiction under the OPA 1990 143; Claims for natural resource damages 145 Status of environmental organizations and pressure groups 147Chapter 5: Requirements of Liability and Admissibility of Claims 149; The Requirements 150; Operation of the ship 150; Causation 152; Factual Causation 153; Legal Causation 154; (a) conditio sine qua non as the sole cause 155; (b) proximate cause test 155; (c) adequate causation test 156; (d) flexible approach test 157; Alternative approaches used by States 157; Causation in events of concurrent tragedies and in recurrence 159; Concurrent Causes 159; Recurring cause 160; Uncertain cause 161; Existence of Loss or Damage 161 Types of damage 162 |
| Zusatzinfo | English |
| Online-Zugang | Peter Lang ebooks EBS 2024 https://doi.org/10.3726/978-3-653-00037-5 |
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