 It is a known fact that the UNCLOS 1982 convention established a clear regulatory frame for the Law of the Sea basing on two major concepts, first of them being the zonal analysis. The subject concept considers division of the seas into several juridical zones, each of them covered by the set of rules. In turn, the second concept implies the so-called topical analysis, within which the rules are set for the main activities taking places on the seas.
However, the entire framework is a sort of incomplete and has some areas remaining for improvement. That is why it continually develops and improves to make sure that all newly introduced challenges are met at all times. The author of the present monograph explored all of the above issues in order to offer readers a good professional insight into the legal developments.
The analysis starts from the essential principles that governs the jurisdiction internationally. The volume will definitely be very useful to all people interested in the directions to which the today’s Law is heading. The readers will have better understanding of the basic compromises of the UNCLOS, which is important before you dive deeper into any analysis and/or investigation.
 The present publication is mainly dealing with the accidents at sea and their consequences in terms of the international maritime law, covering the vast majority of the related aspects. The author concentrated on the interest of all parties involved but not being directly participants of the enterprise.
We all know that nowadays both maritime shipping and offshore businesses are international, and that is the main reason why the vessel operation will normally engage lots of interests and relationships. While there is an existing regulatory framework covering the sea accidents of most common types, the questions still arise with regard to the connection of national and international laws.
This is exactly what the first part of the book is dealing with - here, the author presented the results of the thorough analysis of the applicable regulatory framework together with the limitations imposed to the use of these laws and regulations internationally. In turn, the second part of the volume addresses the rules and regulations that are applied to the cases well beyond the normal legislation, and as per the law of the sea. The volume is expected to be of great practical interest to all people involved in the international shipping law.
 As we are all aware, UNCLOS, standing for the UN Convention of the Law of the Sea, is considered one of the cornerstone international conventions in the world of today’s maritime shipping. The subject convention was adopted back in 2012 and eventually was completed in 1994 through revising its nineth part dealing with the deep sea mining.
Nowadays, and in addition to the EU nations, there are more than hundred and sixty countries signatory to the convention. With more than thirty years in the making, it managed to get to the impressive breakthrough by bringing one of the more critical struggles to an end – we are talking about the control of the coastal nations over the resources in their coastal waters.
The decision and actual solution came with dividing the ocean and assigning two-hundred-mile economic zone to the coastal states, which can be used for their interest. Meanwhile, the ocean navigation retained traditional freedom, and this is one of the key points to consider at all times.
 It has been quite a long time since the first edition of this book was published. Therefore, the author can confidently state that all the most valuable and constructive criticisms from the initial edition have been incorporated. He feels secure in this claim, as he believes no one will remember the previous shortcomings.
The goal remains unchanged: to present a challenging, complex, yet fascinating area of law in an accessible manner. It is hoped that this approach will benefit both lawyers without specialized expertise who wish to take first steps toward learning, and non-legal practitioners involved in shipping who can gain insight into what lawyers are doing in this field. In addition to updating the content, several sections have been expanded. Notably, Chapter 10 on Marine Insurance—which was embarrassingly brief in the first edition—is now the longest chapter.
This expansion was directly influenced by positive feedback received earlier. The initial chapters have also been reorganized considerably to include discussions on the interaction between international conventions and local laws, as well as the roles of international organizations and national governments. The format remains consistent: footnotes are deliberately avoided, but relevant cases are included within the text as illustrative examples.
 The present publication shall be treated as one of the most authoritative resources for litigation in the admiralty court, offering unparalleled commentary and analysis of admiralty law along with insights on the court's jurisdiction and procedures. Here is the fifth edition of this brilliant title, which has become the premier reference for contemporary maritime practitioners.
It addresses various topics not found elsewhere, such as the effects of insolvency, the relationship between jurisdiction and practice, applicable limitation periods, the influence of international conventions, and the litigative approach to collision claims.
This updated edition incorporates new case law and significant changes to practice and procedure and it also discusses the implications of Brexit and updates to CPR Part 61 and its associated practice directions, particularly concerning limitation claims and the recent rules for pleading collision claims. This book is the essential choice for anyone engaged with admiralty law, serving as a crucial resource for maritime professionals in England and the international common law community.
 In this volume, the team of recognized maritime law professionals tries to answer the most important questions related to the security challenges as applied to the United States. They analyze the modern legal challenges for America together with the naval operations confronting them. In fact, this is the first volume on the operational law addressing such the important aspects never been dealt with in detail before.
The idea of the authors was to provide industry with the proper platform so that the practitioners can benefit from the expertise in the contemporary maritime law. The ongoing trends have been addressed and analyzed in detail. There are four main parts in the book, staring with the introduction and the maritime challenges of today, followed by the information on the international straits and associated rights and obligations.
The third part of the book is entirely devoted to the maritime security and safety, while the closing part addresses the law of the armed conflict, including the historical background, contraband and prize, public international law etc. The volume will definitely be interesting to the maritime lawyers and as such is recommended to them all.
 The main intention of the author of the present title, Alfredo C. Robles, Jr. was to provide good coverage of the principal decision made during the Tribunal court held in South China Sea Arbitration in connection with operating of the law enforcement vessels in a manner that led to the potential collision with the ships belonging to the Philippine fleet back in 2012.
The detailed explanation of the provisions of the COLREG has been provided together with the incidents, involving the layperson’s terminology. The author has presented a detailed analysis of the violations which were done by the China vessels of the aforementioned collision prevention regulations based on the content of the previously classified documentation as well as the outcome of the technical works conducted by the experts in the field.
The research made by the author is really impressive as the sources of information used when preparing this report included numerous documents and reports in five languages, contributing in the holistic picture of what did happen and why. The volume will be interesting not only to the marine lawyers but actually to anybody willing to keep in the loop of the happenings in the industry and their underlying reasons.
 Even there can still be some minor discrepancy in the numbers, depending on the information source used, more than seven hundred ocean-going vessels are scraped every year. In most cases, this process takes places somewhere on the seashore of the Indian area.
It should be noted, however, that the vessels normally have different hazardous materials contained in their structure; also, these substances can exist within the wastes generated by the vessel during the passages. Since the process of scraping is traditionally manual, this means that the people involved are in danger.
In fact, there was not too much of attention paid to the shipbreaking problem in the past, and only some ten years ago the relative international treaty was released and ratified to target the potential harm to the people as well as the marine environment, considering the pollution.
The efforts made by the industry professionals to regulate same through the Basel Convention have eventually led to the absolutely different opinions on the applicability of the subject document. The second big success was the presentation and adoption of the Hong Kong Convention to help implement the effective controls.
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