The Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Sea

• Main Author: Güner-Özbek, Meltem Deniz (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2008.
• Series: Hamburg Studies on Maritime Affairs, 12
• Subjects: Law.; Private international law.; Conflict of laws.; International law.; Comparative law.; Trade.; Law of the sea.; International environmental law.; Environmental law.; Environmental policy.; International Economic Law, Trade Law.; Law of the Sea, Air and Outer Space.; International Environmental Law.; Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law.; Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice.

The carriage of goods by sea mainly focuses on loss of or damage to goods. There are voluminous discussions and texts on this issue. By contrast, the issue of loss or damage from goods has been paid little attention. Ever-increasing numbers of dangerous goods are carried by sea today. This increase...