Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preliminary Material / Myron H. Nordquist and John Norton Moore -- Prefatory Note / Myron H. Nordquist and John Norton Moore -- Note by the Co-Editors / Myron H. Nordquist and John Norton Moore -- Welcoming Remarks / William O'Neil -- Introduction / John Norton Moore -- Keynote Address / Sir Robert Jennings -- Keynote Address / Glenda Jackson -- The Management of Straits Used for International Navigation: International Cooperation in Malacca and Singapore Straits / Satya N. Nandan -- Pressing Safety Issues and the Work of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) / Efthimios Mitropoulos -- International Initiatives to Combat Trafficking of Migrants by Sea / Raul "Pete" Pedrozo -- The Importance of Industry Consensus Standard to Timely and Effective Implementation of the International Convention for Standards for Training Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers / Norman W. Lemley -- Maritime Safety Issues and the International Legal Regime of the Strait of Istanbul, the Strait of Canakkale and the Sea of Marmara / Valentin Hadjiev -- The International Maritime Organization and Protection of the Marine Environment / Joseph J. Angelo -- Iraq's Defilement of the Gulf Environment and the Damages a Wards to Issue / John Briscoe -- Forthcoming Changes to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL 73/78) / John V. Crayford -- Alternatives for Achieving Flag State Implementation and Quality Shipping / J. Ashley Roach -- Maritime Concerns of the International Transport Workers' Federation / Jon Whitlow -- Thoughts on the Respective Roles of Flag States and Port States / Chris Horrocks -- The Future for Flag State Implementation and Port State Control / Fernando Plaza -- IMO Interface with the Law of the Sea Convention / Rüdiger Wolfrum -- Inmarsat: Interface with UNCLOS and Other Legal Issues / David Sagar -- The International Maritime Organization Interface with the Law of the Sea Convention / Shabtai Rosenne -- IMO Interface with the Law of the Sea Convention / Agustán Blanco-Bazín -- The Establishment and Work of the IMO Legal Committee / Dr. Rosalie P. Balkin -- The Development of Effective Liability and Compensation Regimes: Trends in the IMO Legal Committee / Malcolm J. Williams Jr. -- IMO Legal Issues / Patrick Griggs -- The Hazardous and Noxious Substances Convention 1996 / John Wren -- Implementing IMO Regulations and Oceans Policy / G.E. Kurz -- Implementation Of IMO Regulations and Oceans Policy Post-UNCLOS and Post-UNCED / Patricia Birnie -- Technical Assistance: A Tool for Uniform Implementation of Global Standards / David Edwards -- Commentary / James Cowley -- Concluding Remarks / William O'Neil.

In Current Maritime Issues and the International Maritime Organization , leading experts thoughtfully consider the most pressing issues confronting the International Maritime Organization, as the IMO celebrates its fiftieth anniversary. The papers in this publication were originally presented at the Twenty-Third Annual Seminar of the Center for Oceans Law and Policy (COLP), University of Virginia School of Law, an event co-hosted with the IMO in January, 1999, at its headquarters in London. Subjects covered were maritime safety, marine environmental protection, flag State implementation and port State control, IMO's interface with the Law of the Sea Convention, IMO Legal Committee work, and broader questions of IMO regulations and oceans policy. Current Maritime Issues and the International Maritime Organization also includes keynote papers by Sir Robert Jennings, the distinguished former President of the International Court of Justice; Ms Glenda Jackson, the United Kingdom Under-Secretary of State and Minister of Shipping; and Ambassador Satya N. Nandan, the Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority.

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