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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 August 2023

Neil Craik ,
Tara Davenport  and
Ruth Mackenzie
Neil Craik
Affiliation:
University of Waterloo, Ontario
Tara Davenport
Affiliation:
National University of Singapore
Ruth Mackenzie
Affiliation:
University of Westminster
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Liability for Environmental Harm to the Global Commons , pp. vii - x
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023
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Contents

  1. Acknowledgements

  2. Table of Cases

  3. Table of Treaties and Instruments

  4. List of Abbreviations

  5. 1Introduction

    1. 1.1Introduction

    2. 1.2Defining the Global Commons or Areas beyond National Jurisdiction

      1. 1.2.1Antarctic

      2. 1.2.2Deep Seabed

      3. 1.2.3High Seas

    3. 1.3Environmental Harm

    4. 1.4Approach and Structure of the Book

  6. 2Purposes of, and Approaches to, International Liability

    1. 2.1Introduction

    2. 2.2Purposes of Liability Rules

      1. 2.2.1Adequate and Prompt Compensation

      2. 2.2.2Environmental Harm Prevention and Restoration

      3. 2.2.3The Polluter-Pays Principle

      4. 2.2.4Economic Objectives

    3. 2.3Approaches to the Form of Liability Schemes

      1. 2.3.1State Responsibility

      2. 2.3.2Unharmonized Domestic Liability

      3. 2.3.3Harmonized Domestic Liability Rules

      4. 2.3.4Administrative Approaches

      5. 2.3.5Loss and Damage

    4. 2.4Conclusions

  7. 3Definition and Valuation of Compensable Environmental Damage

    1. 3.1Introduction

    2. 3.2Defining Compensable Environmental Damage under International Law

      1. 3.2.1State Responsibility

      2. 3.2.2Civil Liability

      3. 3.2.3Threshold of Harm

    3. 3.3Defining Compensable Environmental Damage in ABNJ

      1. 3.3.1Antarctic

      2. 3.3.2Deep Seabed

      3. 3.3.3High Seas

    4. 3.4Valuation of Environmental Damage

    5. 3.5Conclusions

  8. 4Allocation of Liability for Environmental Harm in Areas beyond National Jurisdiction

    1. 4.1Introduction

    2. 4.2Causation

    3. 4.3General Approaches to the Allocation of Liability for Environmental Harm

      1. 4.3.1State Responsibility

      2. 4.3.2International Organizations Responsibility

      3. 4.3.3Operator Responsibility

      4. 4.3.4Allocating Liability amongst Several Responsible Actors

    4. 4.4Specific Rules on Allocation of Liability in ABNJ

      1. 4.4.1Antarctic

      2. 4.4.2Deep Seabed

      3. 4.4.3High Seas

    5. 4.5Conclusions

  9. 5Standards of Liability

    1. 5.1Introduction

    2. 5.2Policy Considerations Underlying Standards of Liability

    3. 5.3Approaches to Standards of Liability in International Law

      1. 5.3.1State Responsibility

      2. 5.3.2Civil Liability

    4. 5.4Standards of Liability in ABNJ

      1. 5.4.1Antarctic

      2. 5.4.2Deep Seabed

      3. 5.4.3High Seas

    5. 5.5Conclusions

  10. 6Standing to Bring Claims for Environmental Harm in Areas beyond National Jurisdiction

    1. 6.1Introduction

    2. 6.2General Approaches to Standing for Environmental Harm

      1. 6.2.1Standing under International Law

      2. 6.2.2Civil Liability

      3. 6.2.3National Law

    3. 6.3Rules of Standing in Specific Regimes in ABNJ

      1. 6.3.1Antarctic

      2. 6.3.2Deep Seabed

      3. 6.3.3High Seas

    4. 6.4Conclusions

  11. 7Access to Remedies

    1. 7.1Introduction

    2. 7.2General Approaches to Access to Remedies

      1. 7.2.1International Forums

      2. 7.2.2Domestic Forums

    3. 7.3Specific Approaches to Access to Remedies in ABNJ

      1. 7.3.1Antarctic

      2. 7.3.2Deep Seabed

      3. 7.3.3High Seas

    4. 7.4Conclusions

  12. 8Insurance and Compensation Funds

    1. 8.1Introduction

    2. 8.2The Purpose of Financial Assurance

    3. 8.3Forms of Assurance

    4. 8.4Financial Assurance Obligations in ABNJ

    5. 8.5Financial Assurances in Liability Structures in ABNJ

      1. 8.5.1Antarctic

      2. 8.5.2Deep Seabed

    6. 8.6Future Prospects for the Use of Financial Assurance in ABNJ

    7. 8.7Conclusions

  13. 9Conclusion

    1. 9.1Introduction

    2. 9.2Key Developments

      1. 9.2.1The Purpose of Liability Rules

      2. 9.2.2State Responsibility

      3. 9.2.3Civil Liability Approaches

      4. 9.2.4Institutional Mechanisms

    3. 9.3Challenges

    4. 9.4Moving Forward

  14. Bibliography

  15. Index

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  • Neil Craik, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Tara Davenport, National University of Singapore, Ruth Mackenzie, University of Westminster
  • Book: Liability for Environmental Harm to the Global Commons
  • Online publication: 24 August 2023
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