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Informationen zum Autor Baris Soyer is Professor of Commercial and Maritime Law and Director of the Institute of International Shipping and Trade Law at Swansea University, UK. Andrew Tettenborn is Professor of Commercial Law at the Institute of International Shipping and Trade Law, Swansea University, UK. Vorwort Written by internationally-known experts, this book offers a holistic approach to the very timely debate on autonomous ships, one of the defining features of international maritime law in the 21st century. Zusammenfassung This collection of essays critically evaluates the legal framework necessary for the use of autonomous ships in international waters. The work is divided into three parts:Part 1 evaluates how far national shipping regulation, and the public international law background that lies behind it, may need modification and updating to accommodate the use of autonomous ships on international voyages. Part 2 deals with private law and insurance issues such as collision and pollution liability, salvage, limitation of liability and allocation of risk between carrier and cargo interests. Part 3 analyses international convention regimes dealing with maritime safety and other matters, arguing for specific changes in the existing conventions such as SOLAS and MARPOL, which would provide the international framework that is necessary for putting autonomous ships into commercial use. The book also takes the view that amendment of international conventions is important in the case of liability issues, arguing that leaving such matters to national law, particularly issues concerning product liability, could not only restrict or hinder the availability of liability insurance but also hamper the development of technology in this field.Written by internationally-known experts in their respective areas, the book offers a holistic approach to the debate on autonomous ships and makes a timely and important contribution to the literature. Inhaltsverzeichnis PART I MASS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE EXISTING LEGAL FRAMEWORK1. International Regulation of Shipping and Unmanned Vessels Professors Simon Baughen, Swansea University, UK and Andrew Tettenborn, Swansea University, UK I. Introduction A. Degrees of Automation B. The Approach of the CMI and this Chapter C. The Master and the Crew – A Definitional Issue II. The Issues Arising A. Manning Requirements B. References to Onboard Human Activity by Master or Crew C. Documentary Requirements D. Vessel Construction, Design and Operation: SOLAS, ISPS and Beyond III. Conclusion 2. International Law of the Sea and Autonomous Cargo ‘Vessels’ Dr Youri van Logchem, Swansea University, UK I. Introduction II. Maritime Autonomous Craft and the Law of the Sea: An Overview III. The Threshold Question of Defining Autonomous Cargo Craft as Ships/Vessels A. Reviewing the State of the Art B. What Constitutes a Ship/Vessel under International Law of the Sea? C. What Constitutes a Ship/Vessel Under the LOSC? D. Applying the General Rule on Treaty Interpretation to the Terms Ship/Vessel as Contained in the LOSC IV. The Entitlement of Vessels to Navigational Rights and Freedoms A. Internal Waters B. Territorial Sea C. Straits D. EEZ/High Seas V. Flag State Jurisdiction A. The Genuine Link Requirement B. The Impact of a Master, Officers and Crew Not Being on Board a Ship on a Flag State’s Ability to Performits Obligations C. Rendering Assistance at Sea VI. Charting the Way Forward A. International Adjudication of Disputes Concerning Autonomous Maritime Craft B. Reading the Language of the LOSC Teleologically C. Amending the Existing Regime, Creating a New One or Involving the IMO – Scouring the Field for aRealistic Option VII. Concluding Remarks 3. Autonomous Ships and Private Law Issues Professors Bar is Soyer, Swansea University, UK and Andrew Tettenborn,
