Modern maritime law and risk management / Aleka Mandaraka-Sheppard

Previous ed. were published under : Modern admiralty law, 2001

Introductory elements -- Nature of the admiralty jurisdiction -- Mode of exercise of jurisdiction -- Procedure (overview) -- Rules and doctrines restricting the jurisdiction of the Admiralty Court to adjudicate on the merits of a case -- Convention jurisdiction bases and multiple proceedings -- Anti-suit injunctions -- Ownership and management of ships; the international safety management code and legal implications -- The law of ship mortgages -- Shipbuilding contracts -- Ship sale and purchase contracts -- Collisions at sea and liabilities -- The law of salvage -- Towage contracts -- Principles of general average -- The law of harbours and pilotage -- Limitation of liability for maritime claims -- Passengers' claims and limitation of liability --Civil libaility for marine pollution, damage by hazardous/noxious substances, nuclear incidents and compensation -- EU legislation in maritime safety and parallel IMO developments -- Risk management culture and collective responsibility