The book is concerned with the harmonisation of maritime safety legal systems in Europe. It describes maritime safety legal systems in selected European countries as well as maritime safety issues from the perspective of the International Maritime Organisation, European Union, and European Free Trade Association. Distinguished scholars from Europe's leading maritime law academic centres present national perspectives of maritime safety systems, questioning whether the adopted national solutions guarantee the compatibility with IMO and EU legal regime, as well as assessing the global and EU system. Moreover, the book seeks to provide some answers as to whether the IMO goals on maritime safety are adequate in light of current safety challenges and how to achieve higher level of enforcement of internationally-recognised maritime safety standards. It will be of great assistance to those readers who need to familiarize themselves with current problems inherent in maritime safety, whether that be lawyers, scholars, professional mariners, or national institutions.
Table of Contents
- Implementation of IMO treaties into the domestic legislation. Implementation and enforcement as the key to effectiveness of international treaties
The EU Maritime Safety Rules: Raising the Bar within Europe and Beyond
Maritime safety from the perspective of the EEA EFTA countries
Maritime safety in Belgium – An Overview of the Legal Framework
Maritime Safety – Croatian Legal Framework
French rules concerning maritime safety and security
German maritime safety laws: Comprehensive but complicated
Brief reflections on the regulation and implementation of maritime safety in the U.K.
Maritime Safety - Greece
The Italian legal framework on maritime safety: recent developments and future perspectives
An overview of the maritime safety laws in Malta
Comparative maritime safety – Netherlands
Norway – playing it safe
Taking maritime safety seriously – the Polish perspective
Maritime safety and security in Spain
Maritime safety in Turkey
