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Preventing pollution through the compensation for damage? An appraisal of the European experience in the field of marine oil spills

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This paper discusses the ability of compensation mechanisms to provide adequate incentives for deterring oil spills. We analyze the process of compensation of damages that followed several major European and give evidence that efficiency in the implementation at the polluter pays principe in the context of oil pollution. Firstly, damage assesment presents empirical difficulties which enhance strategic behavior and controversy. is limitted by several factors. Secondly, the compensation framework that applies in Europe excludes several categories of oil pollution damage from compensation in practice. Lastly, claim's settlement leads to procedural and litigation difficulties, wich deter claimants deter from pursuing compensation.
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hal-00369490 , version 1 (20-03-2009)

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Julien Hay, José Perez Agundez, Olivier Thébaud. Preventing pollution through the compensation for damage? An appraisal of the European experience in the field of marine oil spills. 16th Annual Conference EAERE 2008, Jun 2008, Gothenburg, Sweden. ⟨hal-00369490⟩
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