ABSTRACT
This book is the first of its kind to explore the problems inherent in the unification of maritime law. Featuring contributions from leading experts at European maritime law research centres, it considers international conventions, current maritime practice, standard forms and recently adopted or drafted national codifications of maritime law from the codification point of view.
The book is divided into four parts which represent different views on the main topic. Part I gathers chapters dedicated to different aspects and methods of unification of maritime law on a global scale, as well as several specific issues of maritime law from the regulatory point of view. Part II of the book consists of those papers that centre around the issue of transport of goods. Part III is dedicated to codifications of carriage of passengers, cruise law and leisure navigation. Finally, Part IV addresses national codifications of maritime law.
Codification of Maritime Law: Challenges, Possibilities and Experience seeks to provide common ground for future unification of maritime law, which makes the book useful both for private and public maritime lawyers and states’ maritime administrations worldwide.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|101 pages
General Remarks
chapter Chapter 4|6 pages
Codification by treaty of private maritime law from the perspective of a public international lawyer
chapter Chapter 6|23 pages
Successes and failures of uniform maritime law instruments
chapter Chapter 7|7 pages
The gap between EU and EEA law
chapter Chapter 8|15 pages
The Maritime Labour Convention
part II|66 pages
Codification Issues in Transport of Goods by Sea
chapter Chapter 10|13 pages
Sea transport documents in bank's hands — bridging the UCP with commercial shipping law
chapter Chapter 11|13 pages
The challenges of ICTs in the shipping sector among international uniform law, codification and Lex Mercatoria
part III|45 pages
Codification in the Area of Carriage of Passengers and Leisure Navigation
chapter Chapter 15|9 pages
Yacht Codes — a solution to the problem of equivalent safety standards for large yachts
chapter Chapter 16|18 pages
Claims for personal injuries by cruise ship passengers under international and EU regimes
part IV|40 pages
National Codifications of Maritime Law