How Clean Is Clean? The Concept of 'Reasonableness' in the Response to Tanker Oil Spills
Article from: OGEL 3 (2010), in Oil Spills
Introduction
Issues relating to liability and compensation for tanker oil spills are in a large number of States governed by an international regime established under the auspices of the International Maritime Organization (IMO). Under the international regime compensation is payable for the costs of various measures to combat oil pollution or minimise its effects, provided that the measures are reasonable. The question of whether or not certain measures taken in response to an oil spill are reasonable arises in respect of measures to prevent or minimise pollution damage, including ...