The international law on ballast water : preventing biopollution /

Providing an overview of the legal aspects related to marine pollution caused by ballast water and tank sediments, this book offers an analysis of the international legal system. It includes principles of international customary law and also references to an environmental treaty law, which relates t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rolim, Maria Helena Fonseca de Souza
Other Authors: Leppäkoski, Erkki, Librando, Gaetano
Format: Licensed eBooks
Language:English
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2008.
Series:Publications on ocean development ; v. 63.
Online Access:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=308163
Table of Contents:
  • Biopollution and ballast water
  • Evolution of the international law on biopollution
  • IMO and codification of the International Law on Ballast Water Management
  • GloBallast legislative review : Brazilian case study.