European Ship Recycling Regulation Entry-Into-Force Implications of the Hong Kong Convention /

• Main Author: Engels, Urs Daniel (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: Hamburg Studies on Maritime Affairs, International Max Planck Research School for Maritime Affairs at the University of Hamburg, 24
• Subjects: Law.; International law.; Trade.; Law of the sea.; International environmental law.; Industrial organization.; Environmental economics.; Law of the Sea, Air and Outer Space.; European Law.; Environmental Economics.; International Environmental Law.; International Economic Law, Trade Law.; Industrial Organization.

This study provides an in-depth analysis of the Hong Kong Ship Recycling Convention as adopted in May 2009 and a thorough analysis of the overall status quo of ship recycling regulations. It investigates the lack of sufficient ratifications of the Convention from both a legal and an economic perspec...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• The Hong Kong Convention
• Entry-Into-Force Provision
• European Ship Recycling Regulation
• Conclusions and Perspectives.