International Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea (HNS Convention)

2018 ◽  
pp. 108-109
Keyword(s):  
International Convention ◽  
Compensation For Damage ◽  
Noxious Substances

scholarly journals A birds eye view on international convention on liability and compensation for damage in connection with the carriage of hazardous and noxious substances by sea (HNS) 1996

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (2018) ◽  
pp. 103-106
Author(s):  
Oana Adascalitei
Keyword(s):  
International Convention ◽  
Compensation For Damage ◽  
First Time ◽  
Noxious Substances

The International Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea (HNS) 1996 provides for the first time a legal international framework dedicated to pollution from hazardous and noxious substances carried by ships. The HNS 1996 is largely modeled after the CLC-IOPC Fund regime, with a system of liability/compensation on two tiers sharing the costs between the shipowner and the cargo receiver. A Protocol to the Convention – 2010 HNS Protocol was adopted to introduce modifications that facilitate a faster entry into force of the Convention. The herein Article aims to present the main features of the 1996 HNS Convention.

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