Port State Jurisdiction and the Regulation of International Merchant Shipping

• Main Author: Marten, Bevan (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Hamburg Studies on Maritime Affairs, International Max Planck Research School for Maritime Affairs at the University of Hamburg, 26
• Subjects: Law.; Private international law.; Conflict of laws.; International law.; Comparative law.; Law of the sea.; Law of the Sea, Air and Outer Space.; Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law.

This book examines the concept of port state jurisdiction in the context of international maritime law. In particular the book focuses on situations where port states have used their jurisdiction over visiting foreign-flagged vessels to apply unilateral domestic law, as compared with the internation...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Background to Port State Jurisdiction
• The Growth of Port State Jurisdiction
• Port States Taking Charge:  The United States’ Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act 2010
• Port States Behind the Scenes:  The European Union’s 2009 Insurance Directive
• Port States and Seafarers: Australia’s Maritime Employment Legislation
• Conclusions.