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Autonomous Ships and the Law book cover

1st Edition

Autonomous Ships and the Law

Edited By Henrik Ringbom, Erik Røsæg, Trond Solvang Copyright 2021
318 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

318 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

318 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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Interest in autonomous ships has grown exponentially over the past few years. Whereas a few years ago, the prospect of unmanned and autonomous vessels sailing on the seas was considered unrealistic, the debate now centers on when and in what format and pace the development will take place. Law has a key role to play in this development and legal obstacles are often singled out as principal... Read more

Part I: Introduction  1. Introduction  2. Terminology and Concepts  Part II: Public international law issues  3. Autonomous Offender Ships and International Maritime Security Law  4. Developments, Challenges and Prospects at the IMO  5. Switching off Regulatory Requirements - Flag State Exemptions as a Tool to Facilitate Experiments with Highly Automated Vessels and their Operational Implementation  Part III: Liability issues  6. Unmanned Ships and Fault as the Basis of Shipowner’s Liability  7. Man, Machine and Culpa - or Finding a Path Towards Strict Liability  8. Diabolus ex machina—when an Autonomous Ship Does the Unexpected  9. Autonomous Ships and Product Liability under the EU Directive  10. Autonomous Technology in Shipping – an Increased Role for Negligence Product Liability?  Part IV: Insurance issues  11. Hull Insurance of Autonomous Ships according to Nordic Law– What Are the Challenges?  12. P&I Perspectives  13. Insuring Autonomous Vessels – Scoping the Issues  14. Moving Forward by Looking Back: Insuring Autonomous Vessels under English Hull and Machinery Cover and Law  Part V: Specific issues  15. Seaworthiness and Good Seamanship in the Age of Unmanned Vessels  16. Manning of Unmanned Ships  17. Pilotage of Autonomous and Remotely-Controlled Ships

 

Biography

Henrik Ringbom is Professor II (part-time) at the Scandinavian Institute of Maritime Law in Oslo, Norway, and Head of Research at the Department of Law, Åbo Akademi University in Turku/Åbo, Finland.

Erik Røsæg is Professor of Law at the Scandinavian Institute of Maritime Law,University of Oslo.

Trond Solvang is Professor of Law at the Scandinavian Institute of Maritime Law, University of Oslo.

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