Shipping and the Environment Law and Practice

The first edition of this book was quickly acclaimed as the new leading text worldwide on the law and practice of pollution from ships. This second edition examines a variety of new developments including: the Erika and the Prestige changes in international law on maritime safety and compensation the latest decisions on claims for compensation analysis of the SCOPIC (Special Compensation of Protection Clauses) regime new material on ports of refuge transboundary movements pollution from offshore craft the latest cases and regulatory changes in the U.S. enlarged chapters on enforcement of laws and criminal sanctions. Like its predecessor, the second edition is superbly indexed and clearly written for the needs of a wide international readership. This is an up-to-date legal text for day-to-day reference, providing detailed information on one of the most complex areas of maritime law. The authors have combined their expertise to produce a comprehensive and comparative work

Colin De La Rue is a Partner at Ince & Co and is consider to be a leading marine pollution expert. Charles B. Anderson is a New York attorney and lecturer in Admiralty Law at Columbia University Law School, New York, USA.