Origins and Compensation of Marine Pollution — A Survey.

Authors :: Basedow, Jürgen
Graßl, Hartmut
Koch, Hans-Joachim
Lagoni, Rainer
Lammel, Gerhard
Magnus, Ulrich
Mankowski, Peter
Paschke, Marian
Pohlmann, Thomas
Schneider, Uwe
Sündermann, Jürgen
Wolfrum, Rüdiger
Zahel, Wilfried
Ehlers, Peter
Source :: Pollution of the Sea: Prevention & Compensation; 2007, p113-127, 15p
Publication Year :: 2007
Abstract: Preventing pollution is the best way to protect the marine environment. Because pollution will never be totally eliminated, compensation for pollution damage is an important form of protection. Compensation is necessary for environmental restoration, but it also functions as a deterrent, and thus, has a preventive effect. The polluter-pays-principle, a main concept in environmental law,1 embodies the concept of compensation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]