Liability for Environmental Harm to the Global Commons

ISBN-13: 9781108496223 / Angielski

Neil Craik; Tara Davenport; Ruth MacKenzie

Opis

This book examines liability for environmental harm in Antarctic, deep seabed, and high seas commons areas. It is the first in-depth examination and evaluation of current liability rules and provides possible avenues for future legal developments in international environmental law and the law of the sea.

Spis treści

1. Introduction; 2. Purposes of, and approaches to, international liability; 3. Definition and valuation of compensable environmental damage; 4. Allocation of liability for environmental harm in areas beyond national jurisdiction; 5. Standards of liability; 6. Standing to bring claims for environmental harm in areas beyond national jurisdiction; 7. Access to remedies; 8. Insurance and compensation funds; 9. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.