Pollution, Liability and the Rena: Lessons and Opportunities for New Zealand
New Zealand Law Journal 341, 2011
Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 48/2013
10 Pages Posted: 19 Jun 2013 Last revised: 18 Mar 2015
Date Written: October 10, 2011
Abstract
This short piece was an initial reaction to some of the liability issues arising from the Rena disaster, in which a container ship struck a reef off the coast of Tauranga, New Zealand. It discusses New Zealand's out-dated global liability regime, based on the 1976 Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims, and the prospects of recovery for pollution-related damage.
An edited version of this piece was published in the New Zealand Law Journal.
Keywords: Maritime law, limitation of liability, pollution liability
JEL Classification: K39
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