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Contribution In Non-Collision Maritime Cases, Len Kilgore

Louisiana Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Conflict Between The Supreme Court Admirality Rules And Sniadach-Fuentes: A Collision Course?, Joshua M. Morse, Iii

Florida State University Law Review

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Limitation Of Liability Versus Direct Action Statutes, H. Barton Williams

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

The legislative history of the maritime limitation of liability statutes, both in the United States and in England, is uncomplicated. The original sources are available, and in several important opinions, the Supreme Court of the United States has set forth the history of the limitation statutes. Limitation of liability to the value of the owner's interest in the vessel and freight is a principle that springs solely from the general maritime law, and was not recognized either at common law or by the civil law.

It is difficult, if not impossible, to say when and where the idea of limitation …

The Codifying Conference As An Instrument Of International Law-Making: From The "Old" Law Of The Sea To The "New", Edward Mcwhinney

Syracuse Journal of International Law and Commerce

Discusses the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea, delving into the history of international sea law and the problems of implementing, negotiating, and managing these broad laws that include many disparate countries and actors who hold unequal power and have different interests at stake.