Open AccessA 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
Author(s) -
Oana Adascalitei
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
annals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2067-0427
DOI - 10.38130/cmu.2067.100/42/17
Subject(s) - convention , liability , hazardous waste , protocol (science) , compensation (psychology) , business , environmental science , law , engineering , waste management , political science , finance , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology , psychoanalysis , psychology
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 tointroduce 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.