Law and Practice Rue, Colin M. de la. creator Anderson, Charles B. (Lawyer) Hare, Jonathan. text xx Milton Informa Law 2022 3rd ed. monographic eng

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1 online resource (1505 p.). A highly readable introductory chapter amounting to a book within a book, this is a volume of great importance to all whose work or studies are concerned with marine environmental affairs. Cover -- Half Title -- Series -- Title -- Copyright -- Foreword -- The authors -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Detailed table of contents -- Table of cases and incidents -- Table of legislation -- Table of international instruments and agreements -- List of acronyms and abbreviations -- Part I -- Introduction: The Environmental Aspects of Shipping -- 1 The Environmental Aspects of Shipping -- Introduction -- Modern concerns -- Public interest -- Role of international law -- Framework of international law and practice -- Law of the sea -- International organisations International Maritime Organization (IMO) -- International Oil Pollution Compensation Funds (IOPC Funds) -- Non-governmental organisations -- Laws on environmental aspects of shipping -- Liability and compensation for pollution and other impacts on the environment -- Laws to prevent, reduce and control pollution -- Effect of international regimes -- general principles -- Entry into force -- Amendment of international conventions and the tacit acceptance procedure -- Differences of effect between treaties and implementing legislation -- Interpretation of treaties Compliance with treaty obligations -- Parties involved -- Regional, national and other domestic laws -- Development of marine environmental laws -- From sailing ships to supertankers -- Impacts on the environment -- Pollution from operational discharges -- Pollution caused by maritime accidents -- Emergence of the supertanker -- Torrey Canyon -- Legal problems highlighted by the Torrey Canyon -- Other developments -- International developments 1967-1978 -- International response to the Torrey Canyon -- TOVALOP and ITOPF -- Brussels Conference 1969 -- Intervention Convention 1969 Civil Liability Convention 1969 -- The oil industry contribution -- CRISTAL -- Fund Convention 1971 -- Limitation of liability regimes -- Protection of the environment -- international rules and standards -- Dumping at sea -- Ship safety -- COLREGS -- SOLAS -- Prevention of pollution from ships -- MARPOL -- Developments in the United States 1967-1978 -- Reaction to Torrey Canyon and other spills -- Federal oil spill legislation -- Askew v. American Waterways Operators and the emergence of state pollution laws -- Limitation of Liability Act Ray v. Atlantic Richfield Co. and the limits of state regulation -- International developments 1978-1990 -- Amoco Cadiz -- Revision of the Civil Liability and Fund Conventions -- The 1984 Protocols -- Salvage and the environment -- 1989 International Convention on Salvage -- Law of the sea and protection of the environment -- Developments in the United States 1978-1990 -- Clean Water Act -- The Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act amendments -- Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act -- Deepwater Port Act -- Legislative developments -- Exxon Valdez -- Oil Pollution Act of 1990 Description based upon print version of record. Legislative background Shipping Environmental aspects Marine pollution Law and legislation Liability for oil pollution damages Oil pollution of the sea Law and legislation Environmental law, International LAW / Maritime K3591.2 343.0965 9780429516665 0429516665 9780429243516 0429243510 9780429513237 0429513232 9780429520099 0429520093 https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9780429243516 http://www.oclc.org/content/dam/oclc/forms/terms/vbrl-201703.pdf https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9780429243516 http://www.oclc.org/content/dam/oclc/forms/terms/vbrl-201703.pdf OCoLC-P 221105 20250103113421.0 9780429243516 eng