Autonomous Wrecks

• The use of unmanned maritime vehicles and the potential of autonomous transport raise interesting questions of maritime law as to what happens should such property be subject to maritime casualties. The chapter discusses unmanned maritime vehicles and autonomous transport from a wreck law perspective with a focus on how such vehicles, crafts or vessels can be handled under the Nairobi International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks (WRC). It examines the legal framework's applicability in relation to such property as well as some key issues or problems that arise as a consequence of the special characteristics of unmanned maritime vehicles and autonomous transport in wreck removal situations. It is argued that the framework of the WRC is extensive enough to include various forms of this kind of property but that this also causes some problems as to the applicability of its provisions. Furthermore, issues concerning compulsory insurance and state sovereignty are discussed in relation to the WRC as well as the practical context in which this kind of property may operate and its ramifications for the applicability of the legal framework.

Ämnesord

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Juridik (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Law (hsv//eng)

Nyckelord

Maritime Law

Wrecks

Wreck Removal Convention

Autonomous Vessels

Unmanned Maritime Vehicles

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