Liability Regimes in Contemporary Maritime Law

Professor D. Rhidian Thomas is Emeritus Professor of Maritime Law at Swansea University and Founding Director of the Institute of International Shipping and Trade Law.

• Part 1: Ship Source Pollution- Oil and Hazardous and Noxious Substances Chapter 1. Ship Source Pollution - Oil and Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Chapter 2. Pollution from Ships: EU Directive on Criminal Sanctions for Ship-Source Pollution Chapter 3. Marine Pollution Liabilities under US Law Part 2: Port Liabilities Chapter 4. Liabilities of Ports in Respect of Marine Pollution and Related Matters Part 3: Civil and Pollution Liabilities of Salvors Chapter 5. Liabilities of Salvors Chapter 6. The Liability of Salvors for Pollution Chapter 7. The Liabilities of Classification Societies- More Awkward than it Looks? Chapter 8. Classification Society Liability in the United States Part 5: The Influence of the ISM and ISPS Codes on the Evolution of Maritime Liabilities Chapter 9. The ISM and ISPS Codes: Influence on the Evolution of Liabilities Chapter 10. The ISM and ISPS Codes: Influence on the Evolution of Liabilities Part 6: Passenger Liabilities and Insurance Chapter 11. Boundaries on the Athens Convention: What You See is not Always What You Get Chapter 12. Passenger Liabilities and Insurance: Terrorism and War Risks Part 7: Liabilities for Wrongful Arrest of Ships Under Common Law and Civil Law Chapter 13. Damages for Wrongful Arrest of Ships in the English Admiralty Jurisdiction Chapter 14. Liabilities for Wrongful Arrest of Ships from a Civil Law Perspective Part 8: Substantive and Jurisdictional Issues Relating to Limitation of Liability Chapter 15. Problematical Areas in the Current Limitation Regime Chapter 16. Jurisdiction Aspects of Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims