Maritime Safety Law and Policies of the European Union and the United States of America: Antagonism or Synergy?
The European Union and the United States of America have been to a large extent the pacemakers of especially high standards of maritime safety, and their contribution to safety at sea and prevention of marine pollution is undeniable. To what extent can their action constitute a paradigm to the rest...
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| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg :
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2009.
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| Online Access: | https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-69874-6 |
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.