Overview

This three-volume Manual on International Maritime Law presents a systematic analysis of the history and contemporary development of international maritime law by leading contributors from across the world. Prepared in cooperation with the International Maritime Law Institute, the International Maritime Organization's research and training institute, this a uniquely comprehensive study of this fundamental area of international law. Volume II: Shipping Law provides a detailed understanding of the historical development of shipping law looking at concepts, sources, and international organisations relating to shipping law; nationality, registration and ownership of ships; ship sale and shipping contracts; ship management and ship finance; arrest of ships; international trade and shipping documents; carriage of goods, passengers and their luggage by sea; maritime labour law; law of maritime safety; law of marine collisions; law of salvage; law of wrecks; law of general average; law of towage; law of harbours and pilotage; limitation of liability for maritime claims; and law of marine insurance. Volume II published in October 2014 addresses the major issues which arise in the law of the sea. The forthcoming Volume III will provide analysis of marine environmental law and maritime security law. The full three-volume Manual will set out the entirety of international maritime law, re-stating and re-examining its fundamental principles, how it is enacted, and the issues that are shaping its future. It will be a superlative resource for those working with or studying this area of law.

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Author:   David Attard (Director, Director, International Maritime Law Institute) ,  Malgosia Fitzmaurice (Professor of International Law and Maritime Environmental Law, Professor of International Law and Maritime Environmental Law, Queen Mary, University of London) ,  Norman Martinez (Senior Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, International Maritime Law Institute) ,  Ignacio Arroyo (Senior Partner, Senior Partner, Ramos & Arroyo, Abogados)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 18.50cm , Height: 4.70cm , Length: 24.80cm
Weight:   1.447kg
ISBN:  

9780199683932

ISBN 10:   019968393
Pages:   768
Publication Date:   21 January 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1: Ignacio Arroyo: Concept, Sources, and International Organizations Relating to Shipping Law 2: Nigel P Ready: Nationality, Registration, and Ownership of Ships 3: Aleka Mandaraka-Sheppard: Shipbuilding Contracts and Termination Issues 4: Malcolm Strong: Sale and Purchase of Second-Hand Ships 5: Ivan Vella: Ship Management and Ship Finance 6: James Leslie Bain Allsop: Security Interests in ships 7: Philippe Boisson: Law of Maritime Safety 8: Douglas B Stevenson: Maritime Labour Law 9: Elda Belja: International Trade and Shipping Documents 10: David Martin-Clark: Charter Parties 11: Miriam Goldby: Bills of Lading 12: Francis Reynolds QC: Transfer of Bill of Lading Contracts by Statute 13: Mahin Faghfouri: Multimodal Transport 14: Erik Røsæg: Carriage of Passengers and their Luggage by Sea 15: Simon Rainey QC: Law of Towage 16: Osvaldo Agripino de Castro Jr and Cesar Luiz Pasold: Law of Harbours and Pilotage 17: Frank L Wiswall Jr: Law of Marine Collisions and Other Casualties to Hull 18: Archie Bishop: Law of Salvage 19: Patrick Griggs CBE: Law of Wrecks 20: Bent Nielsen: Law of General Average 21: Francesco Berlingieri: Enforcement of Maritime Claims 22: Norman A Martinez Gutiérrez: Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims 23: Marko Pavliha and Adriana Vincenca Padovan: The Law of Marine Insurance

Reviews

Once again, IMLI has made an important contribution to shipping law literature with a book that captures the latest developments in modern shipping law in a readable overview that would assist academics, practitioners, and government officials who may require a ready reference to this complex area of international maritime and commercial law. * Edgar Gold *

Once again, IMLI has made an important contribution to shipping law literature with a book that captures the latest developments in modern shipping law in a readable overview that would assist academics, practitioners, and government officials who may require a ready reference to this complex area of international maritime and commercial law. Edgar Gold

Author Information

David Attard is the Director of International Maritime Law Institute. In 2011 he was appointed judge at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea. Malgosia Fitzmaurice holds the chair of International Law at Queen Mary, University of London, and is the Nippon Foundation Professor on Marine Environmental Law at the International Maritime Law Institute. Norman Martinez is Senior Lecturer at the International Maritime Law Institute. Ignacio Arroyo is a Senior Partner of the firm Ramos & Arroyo, Abogados, and Professor of Commerical Law at the Autonomous University of Barcelona. Elda Belja is a Lecturer at the International Maritime Law Institute.

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