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Admiralty Law, George M. Earle Jul 2000

Admiralty Law, George M. Earle

Mercer Law Review

The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals published six admiralty opinions in 1999. The court faced one issue of first impression, but otherwise applied existing case law to decide the cases before it. In the case presenting the issue of first impression, the court joined the Fifth Circuit in holding that an ocean carrier's unreasonable deviation does not nullify the one-year statute of limitation for filing suit under the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act. The cases decided with reference to existing law included two cases involving maritime liens, one case addressing appellate jurisdiction, one case addressing personal jurisdiction, and one …


Into The Wind: Rhett Butler And The Law Of War At Sea, John Paul Jones Jan 2000

Into The Wind: Rhett Butler And The Law Of War At Sea, John Paul Jones

Law Faculty Publications

In this article, Prof. Jones reviews Scarlett O'Hara reported in the novel Gone with the Wind about Rhett Butler's career as a blockade runner for the Confederacy, and speculates about what the law of war at sea might have meant for Captain Butler's commercial operations. He focuses on three aspects of the law of war at sea-capture or prize, blockade, and neutrality.


Liner Agency Agreements, Patricia Mwikali Mbindyo Jan 2000

Liner Agency Agreements, Patricia Mwikali Mbindyo

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Enjoy The Donut: A Regulatory Response To The White Paper On Preserventing Invasion Of The Great Lakes By Exotic Species, Sandra B. Zellmer Jan 2000

Enjoy The Donut: A Regulatory Response To The White Paper On Preserventing Invasion Of The Great Lakes By Exotic Species, Sandra B. Zellmer

Faculty Law Review Articles

No abstract provided.


Federalism In The Era Of International Standards: Federal And State Government Regulation Of Merchant Vessels In The United States (Part Iv), Craig H. Allen Jan 2000

Federalism In The Era Of International Standards: Federal And State Government Regulation Of Merchant Vessels In The United States (Part Iv), Craig H. Allen

Articles

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Transport And Handling Of Dangerous Cargoes In Port Areas : Weaknesses Of Existing International And Estonian Regulations, Tarmo Ots Jan 2000

Transport And Handling Of Dangerous Cargoes In Port Areas : Weaknesses Of Existing International And Estonian Regulations, Tarmo Ots

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Good Samaritan And Admiralty: A Parable Of A Statute Lost At Sea, Patrick J. Long Jan 2000

The Good Samaritan And Admiralty: A Parable Of A Statute Lost At Sea, Patrick J. Long

Journal Articles

No abstract provided.


The Legal Status And Cargo Liability Of Terminal Operators Under The Maritime Code Of The People's Republic Of China, Wang Haifeng Jan 2000

The Legal Status And Cargo Liability Of Terminal Operators Under The Maritime Code Of The People's Republic Of China, Wang Haifeng

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Regulation Of International Shipping : Systematic Issues Facing States In The Administration Of Maritime Affairs And The Eradication Of Substandard Shipping, George S. Reynolds Jan 2000

The Regulation Of International Shipping : Systematic Issues Facing States In The Administration Of Maritime Affairs And The Eradication Of Substandard Shipping, George S. Reynolds

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Memorandums Of Understanding On Port State Control : The Need For A Global Mou?, Dilip Mehrotra Jan 2000

Memorandums Of Understanding On Port State Control : The Need For A Global Mou?, Dilip Mehrotra

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.


An Analysis Of The Implementation Of The Ism Code In Mauritius After 1 July 2002 And Beyond, Johnny J.M.D.C. Lam Kai Leung Jan 2000

An Analysis Of The Implementation Of The Ism Code In Mauritius After 1 July 2002 And Beyond, Johnny J.M.D.C. Lam Kai Leung

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Limitation Of Liability, Craig Allen Jan 2000

Limitation Of Liability, Craig Allen

Articles

From the list of "problems" with the Limitation Act in the U.S. that are within the federal courts' power to resolve, I have elected to discuss three. Necessarily, the coverage of each problem will be brief. After a short summary of the Limitation Act's principal features, the essay examines the recurring confusion over the relevance of unseaworthiness in limitation actions. Second, it highlights the need to update the courts' choice of law doctrine for limitation issues. Finally, it turns to an issue that is only beginning to emerge, and one which the federal courts may yet save from idiosyncratic precedents …


Legal Research In The District Of Columbia, Maryland, And Virginia, Sarah Wiant, Leah Chanin, Pamela Gregory Dec 1999

Legal Research In The District Of Columbia, Maryland, And Virginia, Sarah Wiant, Leah Chanin, Pamela Gregory

Sarah K. Wiant

No abstract provided.