From shipbreaking to sustainable ship recycling : evolution of a legal regime / by Tony George Puthucherril.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Puthucherril, Tony George.

Series:

Legal aspects of sustainable development ; 5.

Legal aspects of sustainable development ; 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ships--Scrapping.

Ships.

Ships--Recycling--Environmental aspects.

Salvage.

Marine pollution--Law and legislation.

Marine pollution.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (306 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Ship recycling conserves resources, employs an unskilled workforce, and removes outdated tonnage. Operating mainly on the Indian subcontinent, this ‘primitive’ industry often results in loss of human life and pollution of the marine environment. Despite moral indignation, the international community has struggled to manage this industry and only recently completed the IMO International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships. Using the Indian experience on shipbreaking as a case study, this book assesses the strengths and weaknesses of the Convention. The author argues that the Convention may not succeed because it fails to strike a balance between environmental protection, human rights, and commercial realities. The book offers recommendations for a holistic and integrated approach to a sustainable ship recycling industry.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / T.G. Puthucherril

Chapter 1. Introduction / T.G. Puthucherril

Chapter 2. The Global Business Of Shipbreaking / T.G. Puthucherril

Chapter 3. Limitations Of A National Response To Regulate The Global Shipbreaking Industry: A Study Of The Indian Experience / T.G. Puthucherril

Chapter 4. Contemporary International Law And Ship Recycling / T.G. Puthucherril

Chapter 5. Deciphering The Ship Recycling Convention / T.G. Puthucherril

Chapter 6. Conclusion / T.G. Puthucherril

Appendix Hong. Kong International Convention For The Safe And Environmentally Sound Recycling Of Ships, 2009 / T.G. Puthucherril

Bibliography / T.G. Puthucherril

Index / T.G. Puthucherril.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-78631-8

9786612786310

90-474-2837-4

OCLC:

667285772

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004174917.i-290 DOI