Maritime Accidents with Particular Emphasis on Liability and Compensation for Damage from the Exploitation of Mineral Re
Maritime casualties can affect both human life and the protection of the environment. The United Nations Convention on the Law of Sea binds States to effectively exercise their jurisdiction and control in administrative, technical, and social matters over
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Maritime Accidents with Particular Emphasis on Liability and Compensation for Damage from the Exploitation of Mineral Resources of the Seabed Tullio Scovazzi
Abstract Maritime casualties can affect both human life and the protection of the environment. The United Nations Convention on the Law of Sea binds States to effectively exercise their jurisdiction and control in administrative, technical, and social matters over ships flying their flag, conforming to generally accepted international regulations, procedures, and practices. International rules related to maritime accidents are also found in a number of specific treaties adopted at either the world or the regional level and relating to both the prevention of accidents and compensation of damage if an accident has taken place. The paper focuses on the 2010 incident caused by the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon platform in the Gulf of Mexico. Keywords Maritime incidents exploitation platforms
Prevention Compensation of damages Oil
Contents 13.1 Maritime Casualties in General ................................................................................... 13.2 The Deepwater Horizon Incident................................................................................. 13.2.1 The Facts......................................................................................................... 13.2.2 The Response .................................................................................................. 13.2.3 The Lessons to Be Learned............................................................................ 13.3 Treaties on Liability and Compensation for Damage from Offshore Activities ....... 13.3.1 The World Level............................................................................................. 13.3.2 The Mediterranean Regional Level................................................................ 13.4 The Main Legal Questions...........................................................................................
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T. Scovazzi (&) Università di Milano-Bicocca, Piazza dell’Ateneo Nuovo 1, 20126, Milano e-mail: [email protected]
A. de Guttry et al. (eds.), International Disaster Response Law, DOI: 10.1007/978-90-6704-882-8_13, T.M.C. ASSER PRESS, The Hague, The Netherlands, and the author(s) 2012
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13.4.1 Compensation for Environmental Damage.................................................... 13.4.2 Evaluation of Environmental Damage ........................................................... 13.4.3 Compulsory Insurance and Compensation Fund ........................................... 13.5 The Initiatives for a New Regime within the European Union ................................. 13.6 Other Recent Developments ........................................................................................ 13.7 Conclusive Remarks ..................................................................................................... References.............................
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