Atualmente, existem diversas Convenções Internacionais relativas às questões de responsabilidade civil em face de poluição ambiental. 
Dentre essas Convenções, o Brasil é signatário da
-   A Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims.
-   B International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage
-   C International Convention on Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage.
-   D International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage.
-   E International Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxius Substances by Sea.
