Legal Regulation of Merchant Shipping (Review of the textbook “The Law of the Sea and International Maritime Business”)

The law of the sea is central to the modern international system and has a significant impact on the global economy. Its study is undoubtedly necessary for the education of highly qualified lawyers in the field of international law due to the fact that the safety of sea transport corridors plays a significant role in the development of international trade relations. Freedom of navigation practice in the post-industrial economy depends on the quality of the institutions of public maritime law and the efficiency of the execution of maritime contracts. Authors of the textbook made efforts to master the provisions of public maritime law in their relationship with the practices of merchant shipping, which is certainly interesting and useful due to the importance of maritime trade for achieving the sustainable development goals.