Civil liability for oil pollution damage: Examining the evolving scope for environmental compensation in the international regime

Marine Policy

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-12

  Mason, Michael ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accountability; Environment; Liability; Norm development; Oil pollution; Transnational

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC INSTRUMENT; INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT; LIABILITY; OIL POLLUTION; POLLUTION POLICY;

EID: 0038131014     PISSN: 0308597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-597X(02)00051-9     Document Type: Article

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