Maritime Law : Issues, Challenges and Implications.

Intro -- MARITIME LAW: ISSUES, CHALLENGES AND IMPLICATIONS -- MARITIME LAW: ISSUES, CHALLENGES AND IMPLICATIONS -- LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1: INTERNATIONAL APPROACHES TO UNDERWATER CULTURAL HERITAGE -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS -- CASE STUDIES -- DISCUSSION -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 2: THINGS, INC.: A CASE FOR IN SITU APPLICATION -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- IN SITU PRESERVATION: A PRACTICAL OPTION? -- WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES OF BOTH APPLICATION AND NON-APPLICATION? -- CULTURAL THREATS -- PROCESS, PRODUCT, AND PRINCIPLES -- Chapter 3: INNOVATIVE TOOLS FOR PREVENTING MARINE POLLUTION FROM SHIPS -- ABSTRACT -- WHAT KIND OF LEGAL RESPONSES ARE IN FORCE TO DEAL WITH THE PROBLEM? -- Chapter 4: COAST GUARD: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE PROGRAM CONTAINS ELEMENTS DESIGNED TO FOSTER JUDGE'S INDEPENDENCE AND MARINER PROTECTIONS ASSESSED ARE BEING FOLLOWED -- WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY -- WHAT GAO FOUND -- BACKGROUND -- THE COAST GUARD'S ALJ PROGRAM CONTAINS ELEMENTS DESIGNED TO FOSTER THE DECISIONAL INDEPENDENCE OF ITS JUDGES -- COAST GUARD'S ALJ PROGRAM CONTAINS PROTECTIONS FOR MARINERS' INTERESTS AND COMPLAINTS AND DECISIONS THAT WE REVIEWED GENERALLY INCLUDED THE REQUIRED ELEMENTS -- MAJORITY OF MARINERS' CASES RESULTED IN SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS, WITH RELATIVELY FEW DECIDED BY COAST GUARD JUDGES -- AGENCY COMMENTS -- APPENDIX I: COMPARISON OF THE STRUCTURE AND PROCEDURES OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE PROGRAMS AT SELECT FEDERAL AGENCIES -- APPENDIX II: OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY -- APPENDIX III: DETAILS REGARDING THE SANCTION OUTCOMES OF MARINERS' SUSPENSION AND REVOCATION CASES -- APPENDIX IV: COMMENTS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY -- RELATED GAO PRODUCTS.

Chapter 5: REAUTHORIZATION OF THE FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION (FMC): OPPORTUNITY TO REEXAMINE THE CONGRESSIONALLY MANDATED ANTITRUST EXEMPTION FOR OCEAN LINER CARRIERS? -- SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- TYPES OF AGREEMENTS AMONG LINER CARRIERS -- HISTORICAL RATIONALE FOR SHIPPING CONFERENCES -- PROMOTION OF THE U.S. MERCHANT FLEET -- LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF U.S. SHIPPING LAW -- ASIAN AND EUROPEAN APPROACHES TO LINER CONFERENCES -- PROFILE OF U.S. OVERSEAS CONTAINER TRADE -- STAKEHOLDER VIEWS -- ISSUES FOR CONGRESS -- Chapter 6: CRUISE VESSEL SAFETY AND SECURITY ACT OF 2009 -- REPORT -- PURPOSE OF THE BILL -- BACKGROUND AND NEEDS -- SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS -- LEGISLATIVE HISTORY -- ESTIMATED COSTS -- REGULATORY IMPACT STATEMENT -- CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING -- SECTION-BY-SECTION ANALYSIS -- CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW -- Chapter 7: FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT ON INTEGRATED CROSS-BORDER MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT OPERATIONS BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA -- Preamble -- ARTICLE 1. PURPOSE OF THE AGREEMENT -- ARTICLE 2. DEFINITIONS -- ARTICLE 3. SCOPE OF INTEGRATED CROSS-BORDER MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT OPERATIONS -- ARTICLE 4. DIRECTION OF INTEGRATED CROSS-BORDER MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT OPERATIONS -- ARTICLE 5. CENTRAL AUTHORITIES -- ARTICLE 6. DESIGNATION -- ARTICLE 7. TRAINING -- ARTICLE 8. CUSTOMS AND IMMIGRATION REPORTING -- ARTICLE 9. WORK PERMITS -- ARTICLE 10. CUSTODY OF PERSONS, VESSELS, OR THINGS DETAINED OR SEIZED -- ARTICLE 11. ACCOUNTABILITY -- ARTICLE 12. FIREARMS, AMMUNITIONS AND OTHER STANDARD LAW ENFORCEMENT WEAPONS -- ARTICLE 13. USE OF FORCE -- ARTICLE 14. INFORMATION SHARING -- ARTICLE 15. COOPERATION IN PROCEEDINGS -- ARTICLE 16. DISPUTE RESOLUTION -- ARTICLE 17. EXPENSES AND OPERATIONAL COSTS -- ARTICLE 18. EFFECT ON RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES.

ARTICLE 19. ENTRY INTO FORCE, AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION OF THE AGREEMENT -- Chapter 8: OCEAN DUMPING ACT: A SUMMARY OF THE LAW -- SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- BACKGROUND -- Chapter 9: AMERICA'S ADVOCATE FOR THE MARITIME INDUSTRY: MARITIME ADMINISTRATION POLICY PAPER -- BENEFITS -- Chapter 10: CRUISE SHIP POLLUTION: BACKGROUND, LAWS AND REGULATIONS, AND KEY ISSUES -- SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- CRUISE SHIP WASTE STREAMS -- APPLICABLE LAWS AND REGULATIONS -- ISSUES FOR CONGRESS -- INDEX.

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