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Quiet Revolution: The Development Of Notice Requirements In Admiralty In Rem Actions, Ronald M. Morris

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

The personification theory has declined in acceptance in the United States since the turn of the century. It is now largely discredited, and has been labeled a mere "literary theme" whose disappearance is "to be welcomed. The personification theory maintains vitality, however, because it provides a rationale for concluding that a ship, and not her owner, may be liable--a result many courts find difficult to justify without the theory.

If the personification theory is taken to its logical extreme, the constitutional due process requirement of notice and opportunity to defend is satisfied by pasting a summons to the vessel's bridge. …

Admiralty--Punitive Damages Awarded, P. B. S., J. V. K., W. E. H.

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

Admiralty--Punitive Damages Awarded under the Jones Act

P.B.S.

Subpoena of Documents Located in Foreign Jurisdictions Where Compliance Subjects Witness to Civil or Criminal Sanctions in Foreign State

J.V.K.

Release of American Serviceman to Foreign Court for Trial is not Violative of Due Process Where Substantial United States Constitutional Guarantees are Provided by Foreign Court

W. E. H.