Limitation of Liability in International Maritime Conventions/Ограничение ответственности в рамках международных морских конвенций

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The book "Limitation of Liability in International Maritime Conventions" explores the concept of limitation of liability in maritime law, covering key international conventions. It analyzes various approaches to liability limitation, including conventions on the carriage of goods and passengers, as well as on compensation for pollution. Each section of the book examines controversial provisions and their interpretation by the courts, as well as the relationship between specific conventions and global restrictions. The book will be useful for both academics and practicing lawyers seeking to understand the intricacies of liability limitation legislation.

Contents
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
Table of cases
Table of treaties x
Table of selected legal instruments
Table of statutes
Abbreviations t
Introduction
I. The concept of limitation of liability
II. The international nature of the concept and the need for a comprehensive approach
III. Methodology and contents
1 Historical background
1.1 Origins of the concept and its development in continental Europe
1.2 English Law and limitation of liability
1.3 Different systems of limitation of liability
1.4 International regulation of limitation of liability
2 The LLMC Convention
2.1 Persons entitled to limit liability
2.3 Claims subject to limitation
2.4 Claims excepted from limitation
2.6 The general limits of liability
2.7 Limitation of liability for passenger claims
2.8 Reservations
3 The 1996 Protocol
3.1 Persons entitled to limit liability
3.2 Claims excepted from limitation
4 Conventions relating to the carriage of passengers and their luggage by sea
4.1 First attempts at international regulation
4.2 The Athens Convention and the 1976 Athens Protocol
4.3 The 1990 Protocol
4.4 The 2002 Protocol
4.5 IMO Reservation and Guidelines for the Implementation of the Athens Convention 2002
5 Conventions relating to liability and compensation for pollution damage
5.1 The 1969 CLC and the 1992 CLC
5.2 The HNS Convention
5.3 The Bunkers Convention
6 The Nairobi Convention
6.1 Wrecks covered by the Convention
6.2 Liability of the owner
6.3 Limitation of liability
6.4 Compulsory insurance
6.5 Entry into force
7 Relationship between global limitation conventions and particular liability regimes
7.1 Global limitation conventions and the conventions relating to carriage of assengers and their luggage by sea
7.2 Global limitation conventions and the conventions relating to liability and compensation for pollution damage
7.3 Global limitation conventions and the Nairobi Convention
8 The way forward
8.1 Proposed amendments to the LLMC Convention
8.2 Draft amendments
Appendices
1. Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims, 1976
2. Protocol of 1996 to amend the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims. 1976
3. Athens Convention relating to the Carriage of Passengers and their Luggage by Sea, 1974
4. Protocol of 2002 to the Athens Convention relating to the Carriage of Passengers and their Luggage by Sea, 1974
5. IMO Reservation and Guidelines for Implementation of the Athens Convention
6. International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage, 1969
7. Protocol of 1992 to amend the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage, 1969
8. International Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea, 1996
9. Protocol of 2010 to the International Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea, 1996
10. International Convention on Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage, 2001
11. Nairobi International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks, 2007
Selected bibliography
Index