This book considers the law relating to the legal aspects of unmanned ships.
The author, a doyen of shipping and insurance law from Turkey, delves into the current international legal regime and examines the probable impact of unmanned ships on liability and carriage of goods in a wide-ranging manner. He examines both the legal aspects and technological peculiarities of unmanned ships, as well as contemplating terminological and linguistic questions, to find out whether they can be compatible with the current legal regime applicable to ships in general, while considering alternatives to enable their successful use in the near future.
Unmanned Ships and the Law is therefore important not just for legal practitioners and academics in shipping and insurance but all those in related industries of shipbuilding, computer technology and communications.
Preface
Abbreviations
Bibliography
Table of Cases
Table of Legislation
INTRODUCTION
§1 BASIC TECHNICAL CONCEPTS
§2 THE CONTROL CENTRE AND THE PERSONNEL EMPLOYED IN THE CENTRE: TWO VITAL ELEMENTS IN UNMANNED SHIP OPERATIONS
§3 LIABILITY REGIME FOR UNMANNED SHIPS
§4 THE CONSTITUTION OF THE SEA: THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE LAW OF THE SEA (UNCLOS) AND UNMANNED SHIPS
§5 INSURANCE
CONCLUSION/SUMMARY
Index
Biography
Prof. h.c. Dr. iur Bülent Sözer is Director of the Maritime Law Research Centre at Pîrî Reis University, İstanbul. He is Visiting Fellow at the Institute of International Shipping and Trade Law, Swansea University and a member of the International Working Group on “Marine Autonomous Surface Ships” for CMI (Comité Maritime International).
