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The World Bank Policy for Projects on International Waterways
World Bank Publications 2009; US$ 19.99This book deals with the evolution and context of the Bank policy for projects on international waterways. It starts with a brief description of how the Bank faced the challenges stemming from such projects, and the different approaches deliberated by the Bank that led to the issuance of the first policy in 1956. The Book then reviews the implementation... more...
Navigational Servitudes
BRILL 2007; US$ 201.00Presents a different perspective on the role of States as reciprocal trustees for the Oceans Public Trust. This book examines the concept of the oceans and navigable waters as held in public trust from its origins in the 17th century. more...
Promoting Sustainable Fisheries
BRILL 2010; US$ 156.00This book provides a comprehensive examination of the different aspects of IUU fishing and the various measures embodied in international fisheries and related instruments, and those adopted by regional fisheries management organisations and individual States to combat IUU fishing. more...
Changes in the Arctic Environment and the Law of the Sea
BRILL 2010; US$ 220.00While the Arctic Ocean has long been covered with ice, recent changes in climate have caused the ice to melt, spurring conservation challenges to both the region's environment and biodiversity, as well as new opportunities for navigation and natural resource development.Changes in the Arctic Environment and the Law of the Sea offers policy and... more...
European Fisheries Law
Europa Law Publishing 2009; US$ 110.00It is the purpose of this book to: (a) explain and make accessible the EU?s complex management and promotional regimes; (b) identify problems and failures in both systems; (c) assess whether EU measures are coherent as well as consistent with higher ranking law, (d) find out how consistency between promotion and management can be increased. more...
The International Law of EEZ Fisheries
Europa Law Publishing 2010; US$ 65.00As fish stocks continue to decline worldwide, coastal states seem to have largely failed in managing fisheries in their EEZs effectively. This study examines the international legal principles for effective EEZ fisheries management, and undertakes to assess their domestic implementation in a comparative perspective. more...
Limitation Of Liability in International Maritime Conventions
Taylor and Francis 2010; US$ 145.00Limitation of liability for maritime claims is a concept of respectable antiquity which is now deeply entrenched in the maritime industry. Under this concept, the shipowner is entitled to limit his liability for maritime claims up to a maximum sum regardless of the actual amount of the claims. The concept of limitation of liability has been adopted... more...
Deadly Waters
Scribe Publications 2011; US$ 21.99For centuries, stories of pirates have captured the imagination of people everywhere. But the recent gangs of daring, ragtag pirates off the coast of Somalia, hijacking huge ships owned by international conglomerates, have brought the scourge of piracy into the modern era. While the world sees nothing but opportunistic bands of local bandits running... more...
The World Ocean in Globalisation
BRILL 2011; US$ 237.00This book addresses emerging challenges for the World Ocean in the Anthropocene epoch and the effects of increasing globalisation on the seas. The issues explored in particular include climate change, sustainable fisheries, biodiversity, shipping and regional seas adjoining Europe. more...
UNCLOS and Ocean Dispute Settlement
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 135.00The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) offers a legal framework for the sustainable development of the oceans and their natural resources. However, recently there have been calls to amend the Convention due to some ambiguous provisions which are unable to address a variety of contemporary maritime issues. This book evaluates... more...









