Table of Contents

Contents: Introduction; Types and physical nature of offshore oil rigs; The legal status of offshore oil rigs; Jurisdiction of states in relation to oil rigs; Protection of offshore rigs; Environmental issues relating to offshore oil rigs; The decommissioning of offshore oil rigs; The conflict between the use of oil rigs, navigation and other uses of the sea; Conclusions; Bibliography; Index.

About the Author

Hossein Esmaeili, The University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales, Australia

Reviews

'I now have the privilege and pleasure of introducing the author's work to the general public. It will, I am sure, be consulted with profit by national and international legal practitioners, oil companies, governments, organizations and legal scholars.' Professor Ivan Shearer, Professor of International Law, United States Naval War College, Rhode Island, USA