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Submarine Cables, Cybersecurity And International Law: An Intersectional Analysis, Tara Davenport

Catholic University Journal of Law and Technology

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Limitation Of Liability For Maritime Claims : A South African Perspective, Wandile Zondo

World Maritime University Dissertations

The dissertation is a study of the South African limitation of liability for maritime

claims regime in relation to the International conventions on the subject. South

Africa is not a party to the limitation of liability international conventions. South

African limitation legislation is considered and compared to the International

conventions on certain aspects.

Judicial perspectives of certain aspects in relation to the concept of limitation of

liability, like, inter alia, onus of proof, conduct barring limitation and forum

shopping are discussed. In the South African limitation regime, shipowners can

discharge the onus by proving an absence of fault or privity. …

Existing Conventions And Unmanned Ships - Need For Changes?, Tomotsugu Noma

World Maritime University Dissertations

Driven by ambitious technological developments in automation, statistical figures illustrating that up to ninety per cent of maritime accidents are caused directly or indirectly by Human Element and last but not least by the aspiration to make shipping cos-effective, there are numerous ongoing research and technological developments to realize unmanned ships. In the light of those recent developments this dissertation studies if there is a necessity for changes of existing conventions when introducing unmanned ships into the current maritime transportation system. ’Unmanned ships’ is new trend and there are a lot of ongoing projects. However, there are still many topics …

Carrier Liability For Damages Incurred By Ship Passengers: The European Union As A Trailblazer Towards A Global Liability Regime?, Stefan Kirchner, Grit Tüngler, Jan Martin Hoffmann

University of Miami International and Comparative Law Review

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China's Nine-Dashed Map: Continuing Maritime Source Of Geopolitical Tension, Bert Chapman

Libraries Faculty and Staff Scholarship and Research

The South China Sea (SCS) is becoming an increasingly contentious source of geopolitical tension due to its significance as an international trade route, possessor of potentially significant oil and natural gas resources, China’s increasing diplomatic and military assertiveness, and the U.S.’ recent and ongoing Pacific Pivot strategy. Countries as varied as China, Taiwan, the Philippines, Indonesia and other adjacent countries have claims on this region’s islands and natural resources. China has been particularly assertive in asserting its SCS claims by creating a nine-dash line map claiming to give it de facto maritime control over this entire region without regard to …

Beyond The Polar Code: Assuring Safe & Environmentally Sound Arctic Navigation, Ulf Siwe

ShipArc 2015 Conference

No abstract provided.

Legal Regime Of Marine Insurance In Arctic Shipping: Safety & Environmental Implications, Proshanto K. Mukherjee, Huiru Liu

ShipArc 2015 Conference

No abstract provided.

Improving Communications To Enhance Maritime Domain Awareness In The Bering Strait, Melissa Parks

ShipArc 2015 Conference

No abstract provided.

Research On The Carrier’S Seaworthiness Obligation In Rotterdam Rules And The Influence On The China Maritime Code, Qiong Huang

Maritime Safety & Environment Management Dissertations (Dalian)

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Managing Recreational Rivers, Ben A. Rich

Akron Law Review

This paper will discuss various approaches that have 'been or could be taken by government agencies in order to provide and protect rivers with recreational potential for use as public recreational facilities, in particular boating and canoeing, and consider them in the context of the state of Illinois, which has been faced with a tremendous increase in pressure for water based recreational facilities and anachronistic case and statute law of water and related land resources.

The fundamental issue in any situation involving use by the public of natural watercourses concerns the concept of navigability. Crucial and divergent sets of conclusions …

Vimar Segurosy Reaseguros V. M/V Sky Reefer: A Change In Course: Cogsa Does Not Invalidate Foreign Arbitration Clauses In Maritime, C. Christine Fahrenback

Akron Law Review

The purpose of this Note is to analyze the Supreme Court's reasoning in Vimar Seguros Y Reaseguros, S.A. v. M/V Sky Reefer, and to explore the case's domestic and international implications. Part II discusses the statutory history of COGSA and the Arbitration Act, and the lineage of cases preceding the Supreme Court's decision in this case. Part III looks at the specifics of the case, presenting the facts, procedural history, and reasoning of the majority and dissent. Finally, the Note concludes with an analysis of the Court's decision to abandon precedent and depart into uncharted waters by upholding the foreign …

Scuttling Iuu Fishing And Rewarding Sustainable Fishing: Enhancing The Effectiveness Of The Port State Measures Agreement With Trade-Related Measures, Anastasia Telesetsky

Seattle University Law Review

Illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing (IUU fishing) is a substantial threat to global food security and a recurring problem for global fishery managers already facing difficult baseline situations exacerbated by climate change, including warming oceans and increasing acidification. There is nothing historically new about IUU fishing; there have always been poachers who take advantage of operating in the shadows of legal commercial fishing. What is new is the extent to which marine poaching has industrialized. It is estimated that 19% of the worldwide value of marine catches are unlawful. The problem is not limited to developing states. For example, even …

Re-Tooling Marine Food Supply Resilience In A Climate Change Era: Some Needed Reforms, Robin Kundis Craig

Seattle University Law Review

Ocean fisheries and marine aquaculture are an important but often overlooked component of world food security. For example, of the seven billion (and counting) people on the planet, over one billion depend on fish as their primary source of protein, and fish is a primary source of protein (30 percent or more of protein consumed) in many countries around the world, including Japan, Greenland, Taiwan, Indonesia, several countries in Africa, and several South Pacific island nations. Marine fisheries and marine aquaculture have been subject to a number of stressors that can undermine world food security, including overfishing, habitat destruction, and …

Trending @ Rwu Law: Dennis Esposito's Post: Marine Affairs: Esposito Takes The Helm, Dennis Esposito

Law School Blogs

No abstract provided.

Tacking In Stormy Weather: The Shipping Act Of 1984, R. Dale Hughes

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.