Civil Liability for Accidents at Sea

• Main Author: Gahlen, Sarah Fiona (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: Hamburg Studies on Maritime Affairs, International Max Planck Research School for Maritime Affairs at the University of Hamburg, 32
• 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 presents a study on civil liability for accidents at sea, with a focus on the interests of parties that are not contractually participating in the maritime enterprise. Shipping and the maritime offshore industry are among the most international businesses in the world, and the operation of...