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Book SynopsisThe organisation and design of maritime regulation is a critical question for the many trade oriented economies. The Research Handbook on Maritime Law and Regulation addresses the key concepts and issues facing the regulation of maritime affairs, questioning the legal structures through an analysis of current legal and regulatory frameworks. These unique contributions interrogate the current system of maritime law and regulation, challenging its traditional perceptions as being either convention law based or national law oriented. The contributors cover a range of crucial demands for maritime law and regulation, from shipping contracts to maritime conventions and linkages, embracing an integrated approach to maritime law. Emphasising the link between theory, practice and policy, this Research Handbook focuses on real world developments and their impact on law and regulation. Comprehensive and enlightening, this Research Handbook is vital reading for researchers and students of maritime law and regulation, providing fascinating insight into the minutiae of its structure and design. Policy makers working in the maritime industry will benefit from the broad and integrated approach to legal frameworks. Legal practitioners, scholars and judicial figures will also enjoy this Research Handbook's comprehensive engagement with contemporary legal developments in maritime law.Table of ContentsContents: Preface Introduction Part I 1. Improving International Uniform Transport Law by Creating Interpretative Committees Cécile Legros 2. What is a unimodal carriage contract? The mode of transport as legal concept Wouter Verheyen 3. The Carriage of Goods Convention Michiel Spanjaart 4. Towards Transparency and Predictability in Freight Forwarding – the Case for a Model Law Simone Lamont-Black Part II 5. The Quest for Universality and Uniformity: Theory and Practice of International Maritime Regulation Aldo Chircop 6. Sailing round the CLC. Environmental damage in EU maritime waters. Simon Baughen 7. Nudging a Behavioural Change in Maritime Carriage of Goods – The Role of Information Ellen Eftestøl-Wilhelmsson and Suvi Sankari Part III 8. Classification of contractual terms and termination clauses in English law Liang Zhao 9. Contracts: time and voyage charterparties and their hybrid forms Johanna Hjalmarsson 10. The impact of new commercial practices on liner contracts of carriage: new wine in old skins? Miriam Goldby 11. Knocking on heavens doors: in search for a legal definition of the Bill of Lading as Document of Title Andrea Lista 12. Renegotiating Shipping Contracts in Turbulent Economic Times Jason Chuah Part IV 13. Maritime Conflict of Laws: Zonal and Jurisdictional Issues in Perspective Proshanto K. Mukherjee 14. Choice of Jurisdiction in Bills of Lading and Cargo Insurance Yvonne Baatz 15. Arbitration, privity of contract and carriage of goods by sea Paul Todd Index

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Book SynopsisElgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world’s leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.Written by leading scholar Paul Todd, this Advanced Introduction draws on the author’s decades of experience researching and teaching maritime law, offering a clear and concise introduction to the core areas of the field. In addition to providing a primer on the substance, it explains the worldwide applications of English law, and surveys the sources of law and how to locate them. It also highlights some of the difficulties in interpreting the law and pinpoints which individuals have been instrumental in doing so, and in making and developing the law.Key features include: broad but concise coverage of international sales, carriage of goods by sea, marine insurance and admiralty law the provision of references and citations for further study exploration of the recent and likely future developments for the field. The Advanced Introduction to Maritime Law will be a key resource for students and non-specialist scholars of commercial law, transport law and maritime law, while also appealing to professionals with an interest in expanding their knowledge of the topic.Trade Review‘This short book covers the sort of introductory background and contextual material that often has to be crammed into the first week or so of maritime commercial law courses studied in the UK (in particular). “Maritime Law” is treated broadly so as to include international sales and marine insurance, as well as traditional carriage and Admiralty issues. The book will particularly suit international students, unfamiliar with the common law system, and uses simple, colloquial – sometimes even conversational – language.’ -- Professor Nick Gaskell, University of Queensland, Australia

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Book SynopsisElgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world’s leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.Written by leading scholar Paul Todd, this Advanced Introduction draws on the author’s decades of experience researching and teaching maritime law, offering a clear and concise introduction to the core areas of the field. In addition to providing a primer on the substance, it explains the worldwide applications of English law, and surveys the sources of law and how to locate them. It also highlights some of the difficulties in interpreting the law and pinpoints which individuals have been instrumental in doing so, and in making and developing the law.Key features include: broad but concise coverage of international sales, carriage of goods by sea, marine insurance and admiralty law the provision of references and citations for further study exploration of the recent and likely future developments for the field. The Advanced Introduction to Maritime Law will be a key resource for students and non-specialist scholars of commercial law, transport law and maritime law, while also appealing to professionals with an interest in expanding their knowledge of the topic.Trade Review‘This short book covers the sort of introductory background and contextual material that often has to be crammed into the first week or so of maritime commercial law courses studied in the UK (in particular). “Maritime Law” is treated broadly so as to include international sales and marine insurance, as well as traditional carriage and Admiralty issues. The book will particularly suit international students, unfamiliar with the common law system, and uses simple, colloquial – sometimes even conversational – language.’ -- Professor Nick Gaskell, University of Queensland, Australia

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Book SynopsisThis unique new title provides expert, hands-on advice as to the law and practice of the maritime letter of indemnity. Detailing the variety of implications that can arise from each type of letter, the authors bring this important and litigious subject to the fore with a view to reducing the commercial and legal risks involved in this core area of shipping and international trade.Key features of this title include detailed legal analysis of: The history of indemnity contracts and letters of indemnity Shipping and international trade contexts where letters of indemnity are used GAFTA sale contract forms and standard letter of indemnity P&I Clubs forms The enforceability of maritime letters of indemnity The rights and liabilities for sellers, buyers, banks and ship owners which arise from the use of letters of indemnity The impact on the system based on the use of bills of lading and on electronic bills of lading Policy issues arising from the use of letters of indemnity in practice and of the practicalities of litigation involving letters of indemnity. As the only text currently on the market covering maritime letters of indemnity in such detail, this book will be an indispensable guide for maritime lawyers, professionals and academics alike, as well as shipowners, charterers, commodity traders and trade finance professionalsTrade Review'The authors provide a thoughtful and almost comprehensive guide to this important area of law and the book should prove a useful addition to the library of any shipping practitioner.' Professor Simon Baughen, Journal of International Maritime LawTable of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction to Letters of Indemnity Chapter 2. Letters of Indemnity and the Carriage of Goods by Sea Chapter 3. Letters of Indemnity and Bills of Lading Chapter 4. LOIs, the International Approach Chapter 5. "Clean Bills" LOIs, the English position Chapter 6. Policy Considerations Chapter 7. Discharge LOIs and The Presentation Rule Chapter 8. Enforcing "discharge" Letters of Indemnity Chapter 9. Change of Destination LOIs Chapter 10. Letters of Indemnity and P&I Cover Chapter 11. Implied Indemnities

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Book SynopsisA complete text on the law of collision reflecting the adoption of the 1972 International Regulations for Avoiding Collisions at Sea (COLREGS), which became effective in 1977the first complete revision of the International Rules since 1889. Text also includes changes in the U.S. Inland Rules for the former Inland, Great Lakes, and Western Rivers Rules, adoption of the proportional fault rule by the U.S. Supreme Court in Reliable Transfer Co. v. United States, and the widespread use of radar and Automatic Radar Plotting in marine navigation. In addition to the rules, the book covers damages, both-to-blame collisions, and official investigations. It also includes chapters on pilotage, towage, marine pollution, limitation of liability, marine insurance, salvage, and general average, all in relation to collisions.

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