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Shipowners' Limitation Of Liability In International Seafaring Disasters, Joseph N. Barker
Shipowners' Limitation Of Liability In International Seafaring Disasters, Joseph N. Barker
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
Adherence to the principle of strict limitation of liability in any area of the law has been out of vogue since the time of Winterbottom v. Wright. This is true whether it be in the area of products liability, master-servant relations, or international air travel. The trend is to remove all limitation on recoveries available under our law for death or injury. An exception is the limitation of liability in maritime disasters. Here, in this watery domain, the narrowness that formerly dominated the field of products liability continues to exist. Some critics condemn such strict limitation as an anachronism in …
Artificial Islands Constructed On United States Continental Shelf Denied Status Of Independent Sovereignty, Journal Staff
Artificial Islands Constructed On United States Continental Shelf Denied Status Of Independent Sovereignty, Journal Staff
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
The United States brought injunction and trespass claims in the federal district court against three private persons to prevent the unauthorized construction of artificial islands atop several submerged coral reefs located about four and one-half miles off the southeast coast of Florida. These reefs were composed of the skeletal remains of coral organisms and lay at a depth of 600 feet. The reefs continued to grow laterally, but had reached their maximum height and were completely submerged at all times except at low tide when their highest projections were momentarily visible. The reef area, which harbored countless varieties of marine …