Guide-lines for maritime legislation.
Contributors: United Nations. Economic and Socal Commission for Asia and the Pacific.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: United Nations Economic and Socal Commission for Asia and the Pacific
Published: 1984
Place of publication: Bangkok
Language: eng
Description: Contents include : maritime legislation- general background -- basic concepts of international law relevant for maritime law -- economic regulation -- nationality of ships, registration of ships and rights on ships -- tonnage measurement -- documents -- safety of ships -- safety of navigation -- master and crew -- pollution -- maritime fraud -- ship's managers, agents, stevedores and frieght forwarders -- contracts for the building and sale of ships -- morgages and liens -- liability and limitation of liability -- contracts for the use of ships and the carriage of goods and passengers -- marine insurance -- accidents at sea -- maritime investigations -- private international maritime law -- rules of procedure.
Notes: Previous ed., 1982.

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