1st Edition
The Legal Regime of Offshore Oil Rigs in International Law
By Hossein Esmaeili
Copyright 2001
320 Pages
by
Routledge
320 Pages
by
Routledge
320 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book reviews and examines the relevant portions of all international treaties, cases and the national law and practice of states, in relation to international aspects of offshore oil rigs. By doing so, it offers an understanding of the legal regime surrounding oil rigs and formulates an international law framework. It investigates the issues under consideration by analyzing provisions of... Read more
Contents: Introduction; Types and physical nature of offshore oil rigs; The legal status of offshore oil rigs; Jurisdiction of states in relation to oil rigs; Protection of offshore rigs; Environmental issues relating to offshore oil rigs; The decommissioning of offshore oil rigs; The conflict between the use of oil rigs, navigation and other uses of the sea; Conclusions; Bibliography; Index.
Biography
Hossein Esmaeili, The University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales, Australia
’I now have the privilege and pleasure of introducing the author’s work to the general public. It will, I am sure, be consulted with profit by national and international legal practitioners, oil companies, governments, organizations and legal scholars.’ Professor Ivan Shearer, Professor of International Law, United States Naval War College, Rhode Island, USA
