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Choice Of The Applicable Law In United States Maritime Law And The Venezuelan System, Daniel Eric Vielleville Jan 1996

Choice Of The Applicable Law In United States Maritime Law And The Venezuelan System, Daniel Eric Vielleville

LLM Theses and Essays

International maritime transport is an important means of transport in international trade. The vessels used in international maritime transport face unique dangers which necessitate maritime law that addresses the perils associated with maritime transport. Maritime law concerns many jurisdictions, which creates a special interest for the study of conflict of laws. There are private international maritime laws in addition to multilateral treaties. This paper analyzes the international approach that the United States takes in maritime conflict of laws, and compares it with the Venezuelan system of private international law. Venezuela is a civil law country with old maritime legislation which …


Protection Of Shipowners’ Liability Under United States Law And Marine Insurance Practice, Izak Stephanus Fourie Jan 1987

Protection Of Shipowners’ Liability Under United States Law And Marine Insurance Practice, Izak Stephanus Fourie

LLM Theses and Essays

Shipowners are exposed to a variety of risks that are, to a large extent, unique to maritime business. Because of factors like the recent increase in the size and value of ships, increase in marine traffic, enactment of legislation imposing new liabilities, and the tendency of courts to make huge awards to personal injury and death claims, shipowners are exposed to potential losses or claims worth millions of dollars in the event of disaster. These heavy risks led to the establishment of the marine insurance industry, as well as the enactment of legislation that limits shipowners’ liability. This legislation was …


The Navigability Concept In The Civil And Common Law: Historical Development, Current Importance, And Some Doctrines That Don't Hold Water, Glenn J. Macgrady Oct 1975

The Navigability Concept In The Civil And Common Law: Historical Development, Current Importance, And Some Doctrines That Don't Hold Water, Glenn J. Macgrady

Florida State University Law Review

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Qui Tam Actions Against Polluters Of Navigable Waters: An Attempted Augmentation Of Refuse Act Enforcement., John C. Cernkovich Dec 1971

Qui Tam Actions Against Polluters Of Navigable Waters: An Attempted Augmentation Of Refuse Act Enforcement., John C. Cernkovich

St. Mary's Law Journal

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Public Regulation Of Water Power In The United States And Europe, John A. Fairlie Apr 1911

Public Regulation Of Water Power In The United States And Europe, John A. Fairlie

Michigan Law Review

The law of water rights in the United States has been for the most part regulated by the several states, subject, however, to the power of Congress to regulate interstate and foreign commerce, (which includes the control of navigation and of navigable streams in the interest of commerce) and to the control of the United States over waters on public lands and rivers on the international boundaries. The laws of the several states show considerable variation; but in respect to the use of water power, they have until within a few years been based mainly on the protection of private …