The document, a textbook, sets out the subject of maritime law. The sources and application of norms established the law of the sea are described and discussed. The legal forms of control of the fishing fleet and of supervision of the observance of laws and regulations pertaining to navigation are dealt with, having regard to changes in structure and character of the administration of the fishing industry in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Detailed classification of seagoing vessels is made and a description of ships' papers is given. Questions concerning the immunity of state vessels of the Soviet Union are examined. International law regulations regarding navigation, fishing and fishery research are discussed. Contracts of carriage of goods and transportation of passengers by sea, towage, marine insurance, general and particular average, provisions governing payment of compensation for damage occasioned by collisions of vessels, rewards for rendering assistance at sea, and settlement of disputes arising in mercantile navigation are discussed and analyzed. Specimen forms of the more important documents, which a shipmaster is called upon to draw up, as well as a table containing the most recent data on the extent of territorial waters and special zones of foreign states are reproduced in the appendixes to the book. (Author)
Maritime Law
1971
168 pages
Report
No indication
English
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