International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage

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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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Predicate Object
instanceOf environmental law instrument ⓘ
international treaty ⓘ
maritime convention ⓘ
adoptedAt Brussels ⓘ
linked to: Brussels, Belgium
adoptedOn 1969-11-29 ⓘ
adoptionBody International Conference on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage ⓘ
aimsTo ensure adequate compensation for victims of oil pollution damage ⓘ
harmonize rules on civil liability for oil pollution damage ⓘ
alsoKnownAs 1969 Civil Liability Convention ⓘ
amendedBy 1992 Protocol to the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage ⓘ
2000 Amendments to the 1992 Protocol to the Civil Liability Convention ⓘ
2003 Amendments to the 1992 Protocol to the Civil Liability Convention ⓘ
appliesTo oil pollution damage caused by seagoing tankers ⓘ
basisOfLiability strict liability of shipowner ⓘ
category IMO convention ⓘ
concludedUnderAuspicesOf International Maritime Organization ⓘ
covers pollution damage from persistent oil carried in bulk as cargo ⓘ
depositary Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization ⓘ
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 ⓘ
replacedInPracticeBy 1992 Civil Liability Convention ⓘ
requires ships to maintain insurance or other financial security ⓘ
shortName CLC Convention ⓘ
subject civil liability ⓘ
compensation for pollution damage ⓘ
oil pollution damage ⓘ

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IMO convention → examplesInclude → International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage ⓘ
International Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea, 1996 → relatedTo → International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage, 1969 ⓘ
linked to: International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage
International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage → alsoKnownAs → 1969 Civil Liability Convention ⓘ
linked to: International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage
International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage → adoptionBody → International Conference on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage ⓘ
linked to: International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage
CLC Convention → fullName → International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage ⓘ
Belgian Maritime Code → harmonizesWith → International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage ⓘ
SS Torrey Canyon → influenced → 1969 International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage ⓘ
linked to: International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage