Responsibility and accountability in maritime law : the criminalisation of the ship's master / Simon Daniels.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Daniels, Simon, author.

Series:

Maritime and Transport Law Library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Liability for marine accidents.

Maritime law--Criminal provisions.

Maritime law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (211 pages)

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon, England ; New York, New York : Informa Law, [2022]

Summary:

"The criminalisation of seafarers has been observed as a growing phenomenon for more than forty years, presenting a picture of increasing liability upon the Master even though their responsibilities remain essentially unchanged in generations of maritime law. Because of the demand by society to find someone to blame for environmental and human loss, there is a constant flow of cases, which serve to confirm the phenomenon but offer no solutions to defend the innocent. The structure of the maritime environment in which they work has changed dramatically, as evidenced by the complex evolution of fleet ownership and management, leaving the Master with diminished management influence. This book has been written in a format which meets the needs of lawyers, academics and maritime professionals, with the aim to analyse the character of criminalisation to determine the features which characterise the phenomenon in Port and Flag State contexts; it interrogates the aim to define the nature of criminalisation, identifies the constituent problems in such criminal accountability. Each chapter relies heavily on case studies to illustrate how the laws which reflect national policy underpinning those priorities are applied in practice. This structure enables an understanding the problems in the criminal process, with a view to offering options for solutions. The book is directly relevant to a broad range of parties that includes lawyers, academics, P & I clubs, seafarers, shipowners, managers and agents, and national and international seafaring unions"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

What is a crime?

Sources of law

The master and the ship

The risk business

Port state sovereignty -what could possibly go wrong?

Management control by the flag state

Criminal accountability for negligence

Criminalisation and seafarers' rights : problems and solutions

Investigations, evidence, and self-incrimination

The foundations of sentencing : culpability and harm

Occupational hazards

Compulsory pilotage : who takes the blame?

Polar risks

Autonomous ships.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-00-326683-5

1-003-26683-5

1-000-55739-1

1-000-55738-3

9781003266839

OCLC:

1294399151