International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage

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environmental law instrument international treaty maritime convention

The International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage is a global maritime treaty that establishes shipowners’ liability and compensation rules for oil pollution damage from tankers.

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Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	environmental law instrument ⓘ international treaty ⓘ maritime convention ⓘ
adoptedAt	Brussels NERFINISHED ⓘ
adoptedOn	1969-11-29 ⓘ
adoptionBody	International Conference on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage NERFINISHED ⓘ
aimsTo	ensure adequate compensation for victims of oil pollution damage ⓘ harmonize rules on civil liability for oil pollution damage ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	1969 Civil Liability Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ
amendedBy	1992 Protocol to the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage NERFINISHED ⓘ 2000 Amendments to the 1992 Protocol to the Civil Liability Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ 2003 Amendments to the 1992 Protocol to the Civil Liability Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ
appliesTo	oil pollution damage caused by seagoing tankers ⓘ
basisOfLiability	strict liability of shipowner ⓘ
category	IMO convention ⓘ
concludedUnderAuspicesOf	International Maritime Organization NERFINISHED ⓘ
covers	pollution damage from persistent oil carried in bulk as cargo ⓘ
depositary	Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization NERFINISHED ⓘ
enteredIntoForceOn	1975-06-19 ⓘ
establishes	compulsory insurance requirements for shipowners ⓘ liability of shipowners for oil pollution damage ⓘ limits of liability for shipowners ⓘ
excludes	naval auxiliary ships ⓘ state-owned non-commercial ships ⓘ warships ⓘ
exonerationGroundsInclude	act of a third party ⓘ act of war ⓘ negligence of authorities responsible for navigational aids ⓘ
fieldOfLaw	international environmental law ⓘ maritime law ⓘ
geographicalScope	exclusive economic zone of contracting states ⓘ territory and territorial sea of contracting states ⓘ
language	English ⓘ French ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
legalStatus	binding on contracting states ⓘ
liabilityChanneling	liability concentrated on registered shipowner ⓘ
providesFor	direct action against insurer by claimants ⓘ jurisdiction rules for courts of contracting states ⓘ time limits for bringing claims ⓘ
relatedInstrument	International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage NERFINISHED ⓘ
replacedInPracticeBy	1992 Civil Liability Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ
requires	ships to maintain insurance or other financial security ⓘ
shortName	CLC Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ
subject	civil liability ⓘ compensation for pollution damage ⓘ oil pollution damage ⓘ

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