International Maritime Conventions (Volume 3): Protection of the Marine Environment

ISBN-13: 9780367738068 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 470 str.

Francesco Berlingieri

Opis

For the first time, this unique text brings together all private international maritime law conventions alongside expert commentary and analysis. Truly global in approach, the book covers each of the nineteen conventions currently in force, all scrutinised by this internationally-acclaimed author. It also examines important maritime conventions

Spis treści

Part I. The Preventive Conventions Chapter 1. International Convention relating to Intervention on the High Seas in Cases of Oil Pollution Casualties, 1969 and Protocol of 1973 Chapter 2. International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Co-operation, 1990 (OPRC Convention) with its Protocol of 2000 (OPRC-HNS Protocol) Chapter 3 International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) and Protocol of 1978 Chapter 4. International Convention for the Safety of life at sea, 1974 (SOLAS) Chapter 5. Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matters, 1972 as amended by the Protocol of 1996 Chapter 6. International Convention for the Control and Management of Ship’s Ballast Water and Sediments, 2004 Chapter 7. International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978 Chapter 8. Nairobi International Convention on Removal of Wrecks 18 May 2007 Chapter 9. Port State Control: Paris MoU and European Directive Chapter 10. European Traffic Monitoring and Information System Directive 2002/59/Ec Of 27 June 2002 Part II The Liability Conventions Chapter 11. International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage, 1992 (CLC 1992) Chapter 12. International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage, 1992, as amended by its Protocol of 2000 and its Supplementary Protocol of 2003 (the Fund Convention)Chapter 13. International Convention on Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage, 2001 Chapter 14. International Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in Connection with Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea, 1996

O autorze

Francesco Berlingieri is a renowned Italian lawyer based in Genoa, Italy, specializing in maritime law at Studio Legale Berlingieri, the very first law firm to specialise in maritime law.

Francesco’s family has been involved in drafting maritime law for almost a century. In particular, his grandfather was involved in the drafting of the two 1910 Conventions on Collision and Salvage, the two 1924 Conventions on Limitation of liability and Carriage of goods and in the 1926 Convention on Maritime liens and mortgages. His father has been involved in the preparation of the 1952 Arrest Convention and in the 1957 Limitation Convention.

Francesco himself has been involved in drafting the 1969 Civil Liability Convention and the creation of the 1993 Maritime liens and mortgages Convention　and of the 1999 Arrest Convention. Francesco has taught maritime law at various institutions in Italy and abroad. He was President of the Comité Maritime International (CMI) and presently holds an ad honorem President status. In addition, he is the Editor of the CMI Publications, Editor of Il Diritto Marittimo (a quarterly maritime law review, published in Genoa, Italy), the correspondent in Italy for Lloyd's Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly, and the author of many books and articles in Italian, English and French.