Overview

Seafarers' Rights provides the reader with a systematic analysis of the rights of seafarers in the context of the international shipping industry, showing how they are made up of a combination of national and international laws, drawn from a number of sources including maritime law, labour law and international human rights law. Central chapters on these topics are dealt with on an international basis, and complemented by 12 chapters covering key national regimes of particular importance in terms of shipping.The book demonstrates how the seafarer, working in a truly global industry, often falls between the gaps in national and international law. As a result seafarers often have inadequate legal protections. Seafarers' Rights seeks to document the rights and remedies available to seafarers, highlight the problem areas, examine the legal systems of certain seafaring nations and port states and suggest areas that are ripe for legal reform. Countries covered in the national chapters include Brazil, China, Norway, Russia, South Africa, UK and the US.

Full Product Details

Author:   Deirdre Fitzpatrick (Solicitor and legal officer, International Transport Workers' Federation, London) ,  Michael Anderson (Senior Fellow, British Institute of International and Comparative Law)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 17.50cm , Height: 4.20cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   1.332kg
ISBN:  

9780199277520

ISBN 10:   0199277524
Pages:   692
Publication Date:   27 January 2005
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order  
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Table of Contents

Foreword Judge Thomas Mensah: Preface Part I 1: Alastair Couper (with Thomas Schoenbaum and Robert Grime): Historical Perspectives on Seafarers and the Law Part II 2: BIICL: International Standards 3: BIICL: International Compliance and Enforcement Mechanisms Part III 4: Robin Churchill and Deirdre Fitzpatrick: Seafarers' Rights at the National Level 5: Nick Gaskell and Christopher Smith: Private Law Regimes Applicable to Seafarers Part IV Michael Anderson and Deirdre Fitzpatrick: Introduction to the National Chapters 6: The Law Firm of Caputo, Bastos, Fruet e Bouissou Advigados: Brazil 7: Peter Jiang: China 8: Andreas G Michaelides: Cyprus 9: Maria Gavouneli: Greece 10: John W deGravelles and Philip A Z Banks, III: Liberia 11: Mads Andenas (with assistance from Georg Riekeles): Norway 12: Enrique Cajigas: Panama 13: Emilio A Gancayco: Philippines 14: Valeriy A Musin: Russia 15: Struan Mundell: South Africa 16: Paul Newdick: United Kingdom 17: Richard J Dodson: United States Part V 18: Michael Anderson and Thomas Mensah: Proposals for Legal Reform Annex: International Instruments Relevant to Seafarers' Rights Annex: Ratification of International Instruments by Certain Countries

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This unique, comprehensive and authoritative book on seafarers' rights analyses in great detail the various legal systems and how international treaties are interwoven with national laws. Seafarers' Rights is not just an extremely readable, high-quality reference book, it is one everyone involved in shipping must read. Lloyd's List

`This unique, comprehensive and authoritative book on seafarers' rights analyses in great detail the various legal systems and how international treaties are interwoven with national laws. Seafarers' Rights is not just an extremely readable, high-quality reference book, it is one everyone involved in shipping must read.' Lloyd's List

This unique, comprehensive and authoritative book on seafarers' rights analyses in great detail the various legal systems and how international treaties are interwoven with national laws. Seafarers' Rights is not just an extremely readable, high-quality reference book, it is one everyone involved in shipping must read. * Lloyd's List *

Author Information

Ms Deirdre Fitzpatrick is a solicitor and legal officer with the International Transport Workers' Federation in London. Dr Michael Anderson is a Senior Fellow at the British Institute of International and Comparative Law

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