Towards a maritime security regime for hazardous materials in the European Union

Abstract: The present research has to do with the study of legal protection within the framework of European law that deals with marine environmental protection as the basis of a maritime evolution of hazardous materials. Hazardous materials during the transport of ships in EU Member States is a field where, through continuous accidents over time, has resulted in the creation of an incomplete protection regime which is based on the marine protection of the environment and shipping politics within the EU context.