BBC Radio 5, Up All Night, June 17, 2010 Host Ian Payne
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There is one clear legal regime, which is the US legislative Oil Pollution Act. And that does provide for foreign claimants to make claims in US courts and be compensated according to the act. There are some limitations on whether that would be available, but the other possibility is through international law. And there is a treaty that governs oil spill response and preparedness in the Caribbean that all of the major countries—the principals in this case—are parties to; that includes Cuba, Mexico, and the United States and other countries.