Artificial Intelligence and Autonomous Shipping: Developing the International Legal Framework
- Length: 232 pages
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
- Publisher: Hart Publishing
- Publication Date: 2021-05-20
- ISBN-10: 1509933352
- ISBN-13: 9781509933358
- Sales Rank: #2736392 (See Top 100 Books)
This collection of essays critically evaluates the legal framework necessary for the use of autonomous ships in international waters. The work is divided into three parts:
Part 1 evaluates how far national shipping regulation, and the public international law background that lies behind it, may need modification and updating to accommodate the use of autonomous ships on international voyages.
Part 2 deals with private law and insurance issues such as collision and pollution liability, salvage, limitation of liability and allocation of risk between carrier and cargo interests.
Part 3 analyses international convention regimes dealing with maritime safety and other matters, arguing for specific changes in the existing conventions such as SOLAS and MARPOL, which would provide the international framework that is necessary for putting autonomous ships into commercial use.
The book also takes the view that amendment of international conventions is important in the case of liability issues, arguing that leaving such matters to national law, particularly issues concerning product liability, could not only restrict or hinder the availability of liability insurance but also hamper the development of technology in this field.
Written by internationally-known experts in their respective areas, the book offers a holistic approach to the debate on autonomous ships and makes a timely and important contribution to the literature.
Acknowledgements Contents The Contributors Table of Cases Table of Legislation Table of European and International Legislation Introduction PART I: MASS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE EXISTING LEGAL FRAMEWORK 1. International Regulation of Shipping and Unmanned Vessels I. Introduction II. The Issues Arising III. Conclusion 2. International Law of the Sea and Autonomous Cargo 'Vessels' I. Introduction II. Maritime Autonomous Craft and the Law of the Sea: An Overview III. The Threshold Question of Defining Autonomous Cargo Craft as Ships/Vessels IV. The Entitlement of Vessels to Navigational Rights and Freedoms V. Flag State Jurisdiction VI. Charting the Way Forward VII. Concluding Remarks 3. Autonomous Ships and Private Law Issues I. Changes to Existing Regimes II. Reach of Particular Regimes: Definition of the Vessels to Which they Apply III. Concluding Thoughts 4. Unmanned Vessels and International Conventions for the Carriage of Goods by Sea I. International Liability Conventions for the Carriage of Goods by Sea II. Charterparties III. Conclusion PART II: MASS: NEW LEGAL ISSUES EMERGING AND INSURANCE 5. Cyber Risks, Autonomous Operations and Risk Perceptions I. Changing Physical World II. The Relevance of Cyber Risks Management for Shipping Operations III. The Impact of Cyber Risks on International Conventions IV. Autonomous Operations and Cyber Risks V. Time to Consider the Liability Paradigm? VI. Conclusion 6. Product Liability: Autonomous Ships I. Personal Injuries II. Physical Damage to External Commercial Property, Such as a Different Vessel III. Physical Damage to the Autonomous Vessel Itself IV. Losses as a Result of an Inability to Use the Autonomous Vessel for a Period for Reasons Other than the Need to Perform Physical Repairs V. Conclusions 7. Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships: Marine Insurance Response to Risks I. Introduction II. Developments in the Maritime Industry III. Issues Concerning Good Faith IV. The Cover Afforded by Traditional Marine Policies: Non-affirmative Cover and Exclusions V. Affirmative Cover or Exclusions VI. The Potential Statutory Liability of Insurers VII. Claims Presentation and Handling VIII. Conclusion PART III: THE WAY FORWARD 8. The Future of Autonomous Shipping – The Regulatory Challenge I. Introduction II. Problems and Challenges Facing the Regulatory Process III. The Shape of International Regulation – The Way Forward IV. Concluding Remarks Index
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