Delictual Liability for Oil and Bunker Oil Spills from Seagoing Vessels

This paper provides a comprehensive study of the delictual liability for oil and bunker oil spills from seagoing vessels. Special emphasis is made on the problem of compensation of the so-called pure ecological loss. Accordingly, the objectives of the work include a brief coverage of the general foundations of delictual liability in this area and a detailed exploration of the theoretical and practical problems of compensation for environmental damage. The paper is divided into three chapters. The first one is devoted to the general aspects of delictual liability for oil and bunker oil spills from seagoing vessels; the second one deals with the history and modern stance of international regulation of liability for ecological losses; the third chapter is dedicated to the Russian regulation and court practice of environmental damage compensation for spills from seagoing vessels.