China's epochal case
Subtitle: a tale of two ships
By: James A.R. Nafziger
Series: Maryland series in contemporary Asian studies -- number 3 - 2016 (226); Maryland series in contemporary Asian studies -- 2016, no. 3
Publisher: Carey School of Law, University of Maryland
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Baltimore, Maryland
Language: eng
Number of pages: 50
ISBN-13: 9781932330564
Subjects: Trials, litigation; Maritime Contracts; Ōsaka Shōsen Mitsui Senpaku Kabushiki Kaisha
Description: Discusses the case related to contracts between two shipping companies: Hong Kong, China-based Zhong Wei Steamship Co. and Japan-based Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.
Notes: Title from cover.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Background. A. The time charters ; B. The 1940 letter ; C. Fruitless claims after World War II; title: Legal action in Japan; title: Legal action in China. A. The plaintiffs' action in the Shanghai Maritime Court ; B. The court proceedings; title: The legal issues. A. The prize issue : the effects of the naval seizure of Chung Wei's vessels ; Maritime capture and limitation under international law ; Capture of the two ships ; B. The breach-of-contract issue ; C. The plaintiffs' standing to sue under the original charter ; D. The timeliness of the action ; The Japanese statute of limitations.