Maritime Safety Law and Policies of the European Union and the United States of America: Antagonism or Synergy?

• Main Author: Christodoulou-Varotsi, Iliana (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009.
• Subjects: Law.; Private international law.; Conflict of laws.; International law.; Comparative law.; Trade.; Law of the sea.; International Economic Law, Trade Law.; Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law.; Law of the Sea, Air and Outer Space.; European Law.

The International Maritime Organization (IMO), as the United Nations specialized agency responsible for the regulation of shipping engaged in international trade from the points of view of maritime safety and the prevention and control of pol- tion by ships, recognizes that these goals can only be e...