Liability for environmental harm to the global commons / Neil Craik, University of Waterloo; Tara Davenport, National University of Singapore; Ruth Mackenzie, University of Westminster.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Purposes of, and approaches to international liability -- Definition and valuation of compensable environmental damage -- Allocation of liability for environmental harm in areas beyond national jurisdiction -- Standards of liability -- Standing to bring claims for environmental harm in areas beyond national jurisdiction --Access to remedies -- Insurance and compensation funds.

"This book examines liability for environmental harm in Antarctic, deep seabed, and high seas commons areas. It is the first in-depth examination and evaluation of current liability rules and provides possible avenues for future legal developments in international environmental law and the law of the sea"-- Provided by publisher.