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The Death On The High Seas Act: Two Remaining Problems, Rebecca F. Doherty

Louisiana Law Review

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Confused Seas, The Waters We Sail On In 1980, Peter T. Fay

Louisiana Law Review

No abstract provided.

China And The Law Of The Sea Conference, Hungdah Chiu

Maryland Series in Contemporary Asian Studies

No abstract provided.

Maritime Transport: The Evolution Of International Marine Policy And Law By Edgar Gold, Robert C. Evans

Maryland Journal of International Law

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A Trip Through The Looking Glass - Asserting The Right To Limit Liability In Admiralty, Alfred S. Pelaez

Duquesne Law Review

The ability of vessel owners defending certain admiralty actions to limit their liability is the concern of this article. The author discusses the statute, rule, and case precedents which allow this limitation; and analyzes the often confusing pattern of the application of liability limitation procedures. He concludes that the uncertainty involved in asserting the protection afforded vessel owners should be eliminated so that the limitation may be effectively used.

Case Digest, Journal Staff

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

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Spouse of Injured Seaman May Recover Damages for Loss of Society under Maritime Common Law

Federal District Court Lacks Jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1350 over Fraud Action Brought by Alien when Claim Fails to Implicate a Treaty or Body of Rules Governing Relations between Foreign States

Jurisdiction under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act Requires at Least a Finding of International Shoe "Minimum Contacts"

Appellate Court will not Review the Post-Settlement Appeal of a Pre-Settlement Provisional Remedy without District Court Consideration of the Intervening Events

Foreign States are Subject to Liability for Non-Commercial Torts arising from the Commercial …

Shipowner Liability Under Section 905(B) Of The Longshoremen's And Harbor Workers' Compensation Act: A Proposed Standard Of Care, Michael A. Viani

Fordham Urban Law Journal

The 1972 Amendments to the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LWHCA) greatly increased the maximum benefits to be paid to an injured longshoreman by the shipowner and, nullifying two Supreme Court decisions, permitted an injured longshoreman to maintain an action against a shipowner premised upon the "unseaworthiness" of the shipowner's vessel. A finding of "unseaworthiness" would render the shipowner fully liable for any injuries that occurred. As a result of the 1972 Amendments, section 905(b) of the LHWCA provides that an injured longshoreman" can recover damages against a shipowner only upon a showing of negligence. This article identifies and …