Expert Overview Ship Recycling Regulation

In December 2021 a publication of the European Commission declared the need for decisive enforcement on illegal ship recycling. Criminal liability of shipowners will have to be assessed against specific parameters.

Erik Witjens, criminal defence attorney with RMSC member De Reede Advocatuur B.V. has compiled a special RMSC Expert Overview on this topic. The overview is based on an article he published in the Journal of International Maritime Law (2022) vol 28: ‘Criminal liability based on European Regulations for ship recycling in South Asia: dead in the water?’

Interested to to get a quick outline of relevant parts of the Ship Recycling Regulation? Click the button below to download the RMSC Expert Overview.