1983: Conference Proceedings
Articles

International Regulation of Merchant Shipping

Published 1983-09-25

Keywords

  • international maritime regulation,
  • SOLAS 1974,
  • marine safety,
  • LLMC 1957,
  • CLC 1969,
  • HNS Convention 1996,
  • The Torrey Canyon,
  • MARPOL 73/78,
  • UNCLOS 1982,
  • Hague Rules 1924,
  • Hague-Visby Rules,
  • Hamburg Rules,
  • UN Convention on a Code of Conduct for Liner Conferences,
  • Paris Memorandum,
  • STCW Convention,
  • CMI
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Abstract

This paper examines the benefits and defects of international maritime regulation through conventions, in order to demonstrate the necessity of involving national or regional professional organisations more directly in the formulation of conventional maritime law.