A comparison between the international and US regimes regulating oil pollution liability and compensation

Marine Policy

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 265-279

  Kim, Inho ^a  

^a Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Compensation; Liability; Oil; Pollution; Regime; Spill

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPENSATION; INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON; LIABILITY; OIL POLLUTION; POLLUTION POLICY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037791898     PISSN: 0308597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-597X(03)00005-8     Document Type: Article

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