Product Description

Modern Maritime Law is the only book to provide a comprehensive treatment of contemporary Admiralty and Maritime Law as applied internationally. It brings together the substantive law, jurisdictional issues and international aspects of maritime liabilities and compensation in one volume.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #212212 in Books
• Published on: 2007-09-27
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 1152 pages

Review

Praise for the previous edition:

[The] book explains the legal principles of admiralty law lucidly, putting them into their commercial perspective and suggesting how legal risks should be managed. Of particular merit is the emphasis on risk management, which, with a few exceptions, has not been widely studied and practised in the maritime world ... This is a comprehensive and thoroughly entertaining desk reference for those with an interest in things nautical.' - Maritime Journal

'One of the most comprehensive and concise books on the subject published in recent years ... The thoroughness and clarity of presentation is very much a tribute to the author ... Her training and experience in commercial and legal shipping practice, along with formidable academic knowledge, has resulted in this excellent book ... One is immediately struck by the  comprehensiveness of the contents, followed by an extensive tables of cases, tables of statues and a most useful table to international legislation ... Students would be advised to read this before other parts of this publication. Shipping managers not directly involved in admiralty law would also do well to read this section of a book that is an essential addition to any library, and extremely useful to students and practitioners of admiralty law.' - Numast Telegraph

'[The book] is very well-researched. It is comprehensively footnoted and references to case law as well as secondary sources are extensive.' - G. Gauchi, University of Wales, Swansea, UK

'This is not just another solid textbook - though it is that also - but a comprehensive up-to-date review of this rapidly changing area of the law as it affects owners, managers, charterers and brokers. Its special contribution is to cover risk management in the maritime context ... The book makes the case that risk management is essential to maritime commerce, not just an optional extra...' - News Focus

From the Back Cover

Lucidly explaining the legal principles of Maritime Law in a modern context, this new edition has been fully revised and updated to include recent case law and legislation, including extensive treatment of developments within the EC. Examining the law within a commercial perspective with suggestions for how legal risks should be managed, this is the ideal text for postgraduates studying admiralty or shipping law as well as professionals within the shipping industry.

The intricate rules of the Brussels/Lugano Conventions are explained alongside conflict of jurisdictions, and the application of the forum non-conveniens, doctrine and forum shopping. Breach of jurisdiction agreements and remedies are also discussed and the vexed issues of anti-suit injunctions are dealt with comprehensively. Modern Maritime Law analyses the corporate structures of ship owning companies and the circumstances in which the corporate veil may be pierced; suggestions for legitimate corporate structures for the purpose of risk management are also put forward. The consequences of non-compliance with the ISM Code are considered (such as potential criminal liability, the effect of non-compliance upon insurance contracts and limitation of liability), alongside an update of further measures being taken by the EC and the IMO on safety of ships and cleaner seas.

An ideal reference tool, the new edition of this popular and comprehensive text includes summaries of the principles and case law and encourages further investigation. The practical and commercial orientation of this book will be of great benefit to readers studying the subject as an academic discipline as well as those who work in the area.

From admiralty jurisdiction to limitation of liability, all aspects of admiralty law are thoroughly investigated, with recent developments providing new insights for this modern approach to admiralty law. This new edition is essential reading for postgraduates, practitioners, ship owners and managers, and a wide range of professionals within the shipping industry.

About the Author
Dr Aleka Mandaraka-Sheppard, LLB, LLM, PhD, is a solicitor and risk management advisor to the maritime industry. She is the Founding Director of the London Shipping Law Centre (formerly Head of the Shipping Law Unit), University College London, and is currently a Visiting Professor.