Submarine cables : : the handbook of law and policy /

Submarine cables : : the handbook of law and policy / / edited by Douglas R. Burnett, Robert C. Beckman, Tara M. Davenport.

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Submarine fiber optic cables are critical communications infrastructure for States around the world. They are laid on the seabed, are often no bigger than a garden hose, and transmit immense amounts of data across oceans. These cables are the backbone of the internet and phone services and underpin...

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TeilnehmendeR:
Beckman, Robert L.
Burnett, Douglas R.
Davenport, Tara M.
Place / Publishing House:Leiden : : BRILL,, [2013]
©2014
Year of Publication:2013
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource (487 p.)
Notes:Includes index.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • Introduction. Why Submarine Cables? / Douglas Burnett , Tara Davenport and Robert Beckman
  • Chapter 1. The Development of Submarine Cables / Stewart Ash
  • Chapter 2. The Submarine Cable Industry: How Does it Work? / Mick Green
  • Chapter 3. Overview of the International Legal Regime Governing Submarine Cables / Douglas Burnett , Tara Davenport and Robert Beckman
  • Chapter 4. The Planning and Surveying of Submarine Cable Routes / Graham Evans and Monique Page
  • Chapter 5. The Manufacture and Laying of Submarine Cables / Keith Ford-Ramsden and Tara Davenport
  • Chapter 6. Submarine Cable Repair and Maintenance / Keith Ford-Ramsden and Douglas Burnett
  • Chapter 7. The Relationship between Submarine Cables and the Marine Environment / Lionel Carter , Douglas Burnett and Tara Davenport
  • Chapter 8. Out-of-Service Submarine Cables / Douglas Burnett
  • Chapter 9. Protecting Cableships Engaged in Cable Operations / Mick Green and Douglas Burnett
  • Chapter 10. Submarine Cables and Natural Hazards / Lionel Carter
  • Chapter 11. Protecting Submarine Cables from Competing Uses / Robert Wargo and Tara Davenport
  • Chapter 12. Protecting Submarine Cables from Intentional Damage—The Security Gap / Robert Beckman
  • Chapter 13. Submarine Power Cables / Malcolm Eccles , Joska Ferencz and Douglas Burnett
  • Chapter 14. Marine Scientific Research Cables / Lionel Carter and Alfred H.A. Soons
  • Chapter 15. Military Cables / J. Ashley Roach
  • Chapter 16. Submarine Cables and Offshore Energy / Wayne F. Nielsen and Tara Davenport
  • Appendix 1. Timeline of the Submarine Cable Industry
  • Appendix 2. Major Submarine System Suppliers (1850–2012)
  • Appendix 3. Excerpts of Most Relevant Treaty Provisions
  • Keyword Index.

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