in maritime transport law deck carriage is an important issue. whether a carrier is or is not allowed to carry goods on deck is a question that must be answered in each case and according to international rules and conventions (such as hague rules, hamburg and rotterdam conventions) and domestic laws and regulations (including maritime law of iran) governing the carriage as well as the type and...

The author examines reports received by the Office International des Epizooties (OIE) from OIE Member Countries, and presents details and analysis of some of the regulations which currently govern international transport of animals. An examination follows of two of the more comprehensive reports on the subject, prepared on the initiative of the European Commission. The conclusions drawn from th...

Occurring against the backdrop of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), avian influenza and fears of a global influenza pandemic, the revision of the International Health Regulations (IHR or Regulations) is one of the most significant developments in international health law in recent years. The previous Regulations, outdated and notoriously ineffective, have been comprehensively revised, p...

OBJECTIVE The International Health Regulations (IHR) (2005) require countries to report potential public health emergencies of international concern to the World Health Organization. Given that in the U.S. federal system, disease surveillance and reporting is a state, territory, or local-level responsibility, we wanted to discern the level of familiarity at the state and local level with the in...

solas convention is the most comprehensive international convention relating to safety of human life at sea. although detailed regulations of the convention, cover different aspects of marine safety, according to article 1, paragraph (b) of the convention the contracting governments have undertaken to promulgate any national regulations to give the convention complete effect, so as to ensure th...

We present evidence from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System and Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System that shows increased seatbelt use following the enactment of stricter BAC thresholds in states where seatbelt laws are primarily enforced. This suggests that inebriated drivers may use their seatbelts more judiciously to avoid being identified as a drunk driver by law enforcement. The ...