Modern Maritime Law

Modern Maritime Law is the only book to provide a comprehensive treatment of contemporary admiralty and maritime law as applied internationally. It brings together the substantive law, jurisdictional issues and international aspects of maritime liabilities and compensation in one volume.
Renowned for its first edition, the book has been extensively revised to bring it into line with new trends and perspectives.
The book:

• provides summaries of cases in the context of extensive analysis of principles at common law, equity, statutes, EU Directives, and International Conventions
  
• examines a wide range of maritime liability categories in the context of risk management and addresses topical and current issues
  
• contains information on the latest EU and International safety and security measures for the protection of people and the marine environment

Modern Maritime Law is a vital reference guide for marine lawyers, students, ship-owners, ship-managers, salvors, shipbrokers, mortgagees, P & I clubs, shipbuilders, port authorities, classification societies, regulators and a wide range of professionals within the industry.

Part 1: Admiralty Jurisdiction and Procedure 1. Introductory Elements 2. Nature of the Admiralty Jurisdiction 3. Mode of Exercise of Jurisdiction 4. Procedure (Overview) 5. Rules and Doctrines Restricting the Jurisdiction of the Admiralty Court to Adjudicate on the Merits of a Case 6. Convention Jurisdiction Bases and Multiple Proceedings 7. Anti-suit Injunctions Part 2: Substantive Law 8. Ownership and Management of Ships: The ISM and Issues of Safety 9. The Law of Ship Mortgages 10. Shipbuilding Contracts 11. Ship Sale and Purchase Contracts 12. Collisions at Sea and Liabilities 13. The Law of Salvage 14. Towage Contracts 15. Principles of General Average 16. The Law of Harbours and Pilotage Part 3: International Conventions on Limitation of Liability 17. Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims 18. Passengers' Claims and Limitation of Liability 19. Marine Pollution Law and Limitation of Liability (written by Elizabeth Blackburn , QC) Part 4: Safety at Sea 20. EU Legislation in Maritime Safety and Parallel IMO Developments 21. Epilogue: Risk Management Culture and Collective Responsibility