Paper

Marine Salvage and the Protection of the Marine Environment: The Reassessment of the ‘No Cure-No Pay’Principlefor the Protection of the Marine Environment


Authors:
Tiago V. Zanella
Abstract
Marine salvage is one of the most important institutes of Maritime Law. Arisen from customary law, it came to be regulated by law and currently has specific rules.One of the principal rules inmarine salvage is the ‘no cure no pay’ principle.In this, the savior only will receive the payment by the salvage work if a useful result is achieved.The ‘no cure no pay’ was always an imperative principle in marine salvage. However, currently it is gradually being relativized.This practice occurs because of the needs to protectthe marine environment. Thus, even without a useful result, the savior can receive a payment for their services if they protected the marine environment. This article examines this development in principle ‘no cure no pay’ and how the maritime law applies it.
Keywords
Marine Salvage; No cure-no pay Principle; Marine Law; Marine Environment
StartPage
41
EndPage
49
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