Commercial Maritime Law

Foreword
Preface
Table of Contents
List of Contributors
Table of Cases
Table of Legislation
1. Cross-border Insolvency and Admiralty: A Middle Path
of Reciprocal Comity
	I. Introduction
	II. Three Permutations
	III. Conclusion
2. Singapore: Common Law Relevance in a Civil Law Asia
	I. Introduction
	II. Asia in Perspective
	III. Staying Relevant in Asia
	IV. Instances of Convergence in Asia
	V. Conclusion
3. The Common Law and Civil Law Traditions of Contract Interpretation in the Context of Maritime Law
	I. Introduction
	II. The Principles of the Common Law
	III. The Civil Law Approach
	IV. Conclusion
4. Actual Carriers in Civil Law – The German Example
	I. Introduction
	II. Factual Scenarios Involving Actual Carriers
	III. German Law Prior to the Introduction of the Concept of Actual Carriers
	IV. (Current) German Law on Actual Carriers
	V. Conclusion: Special Aspects for Maritime Performing Carriers
5. Actual Carriers in Common Law
	I. Introduction: The Meaning of 'Actual Carrier'
	II. The Actual Carrier Problem at Common Law
	III. Conclusion: How Things Stand
6. Suing the Master of a Vessel Qualitate Qua in Continental Law
and the ‘Action in Rem’ at Common Law: Two Remedies
Achieving the Same Result?
	I. Introduction
	II. The Position of the Master
	III. The Rule is Based on an International Legal Custom
	IV. The International Custom According to Section 38 of the Statute of the International Court of Justice
	V. The Legal Justification of the Legal Representation of the Master
	VI. A Comparative Analysis
	VII. The Common Law
	VIII. The Action in Rem
	IX. In Rem Action in the UK and the Most Recent Case Law
	X. Conclusion
7. The Res Cogitans
	I. Introduction
	II. The Res Cogitans
	III. Conclusion
8. Marine Insurance and the Duty of Disclosure: Common Law
and Civil Law Perspectives
	I. Introduction
	II. Common Origins: The Law Merchant
	III. English Law
	IV. Development in Common Law Countries
	V. Civil Law Countries
	VI. Conclusion: Common Themes
9. The Doctrine of Res Judicata in Commercial Maritime Arbitration
	I. Introduction
	II. The Rules of Preclusion in Common Law
	III. Can an Enforcement Judgment have Any Preclusive Effect on the Enforcement of the Award in Another Jurisdiction?
	IV. Conclusion
Index