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Maritime

  • Aquaculture Law and Policyby David L. VanderZwaag; Gloria Chao

    Taylor and Francis 2006; US$ 44.95

    The aquaculture industry is fast expanding around the globe and causing major environmental and social disruptions. The volume is about getting a 'good governance' grip on this important industry. The book highlights the numerous law and policy issues that must be addressed in the search for effective regulation of aquaculture. Those issues include... more...

  • Beyond the Law of the Sea: New Directions for U.S. Oceans Policyby George V. Galdorisi; Kevin R. Vienna

    ABC-CLIO 1997; US$ 125.00

    The 1982 U.N. Convention of the Law of the Sea took over a decade to produce and was the final result of the largest single international negotiating process undertaken before or since that time. As the world's leading maritime nation, the U.S. has vital, immediate, national interests in the Convention and in the continuing refinement of maritime law... more...

  • Bills of Lading and Bankers Documentary Creditsby Paul Todd

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 479.00

    Bills of Lading and Bankers? Documentary Credits provides a straightforward guide to the nuances and complexities of deals conducted under the documentary credit system. The book describes in detail the law applicable to and the practical workings of bankers' documentary credits as they are used in international sales and carriage of goods contracts... more...

  • Bringing New Law to Ocean Watersby David D. Caron; Harry N. Scheiber

    BRILL 2004; US$ 198.00

    In this volume, leading scholars and jurists in ocean law provide perspectives on the past record of legal change together with analyses of a wide range of institutional and legal innovation that are needed to meet current challenges. more...

  • Buccaneers and Privateersby Richard Frohock

    University of Delaware 2012; US$ 64.99

    This book takes a fresh look at English buccaneering and privateering literature from the Golden Age of Piracy and includes discussion of well known figures such as Sir Henry Morgan as well as more obscure figures like Captain George Cusack. more...

  • Capabilities Equalityby Alexander Kaufman

    Taylor and Francis 2005; US$ 39.95

    The capabilities approach to equality, developed by Amartyr Sen and Martha Nussbaum, seeks to answer the question: what is a proper measure of a person's condition for the purposes of determining what we owe each other, as a matter of justice? While the capabilities theory has avoided many of the conceptual difficulties that have undermined competing... more...

  • The Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Seaby Meltem Deniz Guner-Ozbek

    Springer 2007; US$ 139.99

    The carriage of goods by sea mainly focuses on loss of or damage to goods. There are voluminous discussions and texts on this issue. By contrast, the issue of loss or damage from goods has been paid little attention. Ever-increasing numbers of dangerous goods are carried by sea today. This increase draws attention to explosions or fire on ships, spillages,... more...

  • Cases & Materials on Marine Insurance Lawby Susan Hodges

    Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 106.95

    This book provides a comprehensive collection of Cases and Materials On Marine Insurance Law. The sources included here are not always readily accessible. Each chapter is introduced with a brief resume of the general principles,before the facts of each case are summarised and the extracts of the relevant parts of judgments reproduced. The significance... more...

  • Cases and Materials on the Carriage of Goods By Seaby Martin Dockray

    Taylor and Francis 2004; US$ 79.95

    Cases  Materials on the Carriage of Goods by Sea includes a collection of legislative material, standard form contracts and up-to-date coverage of English case law. It covers the major areas of chartering and bills of lading, as well as matters such as exclusion and limitation of liability. This edition has been comprehensively updated and adds... more...

  • Changes in the Arctic Environment and the Law of the Seaby Myron Nordquist; John Norton Moore; Tomas H. Heidar

    BRILL 2010; US$ 220.00

    While 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...