Asymmetric treatment of the United States of America in the face of oil pollution of the marine environment

Abstract

The problem of pollution of the marine environment with oil has gained the attention of countries unless other sources of pollution get it. 8 million tons of oil seep annually into the oceans and seas. . In reaction to the 5 Valdez Exxon accident that occurred in 1989, which caused enormous damage to the marine environment in North America, the fisheries and fishing industry. Under the pressure of American public opinion, the United States of America abandoned the international agreements new legislation of great strength. With the issuance of this law, the USA severed the doubt with certainty of its separation from the international system in the field of protecting the marine environment from oil-oil pollution. Especially since this legislation is characterized by accuracy and rigor, which may affect the international legislative system. Therefore, the following question had to be asked: How does the US legislation contribute to O.P.A; in influencing the effectiveness of international agreements in force in the field of protecting the marine environment from pollution resulting from oil and on the rules of international responsibility in this area? The problem that I wanted to raise in this article is what are the asymmetries that characterize the US legislation O.P.A; In terms of effectiveness and its impact on international liability rules.

To study the problem, I divided the subject into two demands, the first requirement entitled The Importance of American Law O.P.A in revealing the gaps in international conventions, or the second requirement, which was dedicated to the idea of asymmetry in the United States ’treatment of the marine environment pollution by oil and the vision of the US legislator in violation of the 1969 Liability Agreement.