Recently added articles from Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce:
Whatever Happened to the Salvage Convention 1989?
Oct 01, 2008; ... I INTRODUCTION The International Convention on Salvage, 1989,1 became part of the law of the United States on July 14th, 1996.2 Because the Convention by its own terms creates privately enforceable rights, it is a "self-executing" treaty that took effect as part of U.S. law when ...
Gambling Debts at Sea
Oct 01, 2008; ... I INTRODUCTION Are gambling debts incurred on the high seas enforceable on land?1 This question, once occupying the status of academic brainteaser,2 recently received a real-world answer from Bankruptcy Judge Alexander L. Paskay.3 In In re Titan Cruise Lines,4 he rejected the law ...
Maritime Arbitration and the Rule of Law
Oct 01, 2008; ... I INTRODUCTION Conflict resolution institutionalizes principled decision making that can be widespread within the community of practice in which it activates. Arbitration is one type of Alternative Dispute Resolution ("ADR") and it is an adjudicatory type of ADR.1 Arbitration is ...
Judicial Decree to Terminate the Validity of Lost Bills of Lading-Usefulness and Jurisdiction
Oct 01, 2008; ... When a bill of lading has been lost, there is a risk that it may be acquired bona fide and for value. In such cases,1 a judicial decree is available in Japan to render bills of lading null and void. The decree (hereafter "the invalidat- ing decree") is available generally for negotiable ...
An Introduction To Offshore Energy Exploration-A Florida Perspective
Oct 01, 2008; ... A purported ancient curse is said to be "may you live in interesting times."1 There is no doubt that we presently live in times of soaring energy costs, along with contentious political, economic and environmental debate over our dependence on foreign energy sources. Further, as a nation and ...