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Bills of Lading and Bankers Documentary Credits
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 479.00Bills of Lading and Bankers? Documentary Credits provides a straightforward guide to the nuances and complexities of deals conducted under the documentary credit system. The book describes in detail the law applicable to and the practical workings of bankers' documentary credits as they are used in international sales and carriage of goods contracts... more...
Insurance Law and the Financial Ombudsman Service
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 440.00Insurance Law and the Financial Ombudsman Service is an in depth look at the workings and insurance decisions of the Financial Ombudsman Service. The book analyses how the Ombudsman Service decides insurance cases and compares its approach to that of a court. This book sets out the rules, procedure and approach of the Ombudsman Service, succinctly... more...
Contracts of Carriage by Air
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 515.00Contracts of Carriage by Air, Second Edition contains annotated analysis of the provisions of the international conventions governing the carriage of goods and passengers by air. This book provides you with practical advice and brings you: ? An overall view of the two liability regimes, followed by a short history of the Warsaw Convention in... more...
P&I Clubs: Law and Practice
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 565.00This fourth edition is a detailed but easy-to-follow account of the constitution, workings and daily practice of protection and indemnity clubs. Designed to be a practical reference source for anyone who is in any way involved with mutual insurance, it offers comprehensive guidance on the complex area of P&I Clubs. The new fourth edition has been fully... more...
Risk and Liability in Air Law
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 534.00This book is the first attempt to analyse the relevant international conventions governing the liability of airlines to passengers and third parties on the ground from a risk perspective. The book analyses the transformation of the notion of risk over time and identifies the ways and the extent to which social perceptions have influenced the liability... more...
Commencement of Laytime
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 440.00Commencement of Laytime is the only in-depth examination and discussion concerning the most important financial aspect of laytime which can affect all voyage charter parties and international contracts for the sale of goods. The information is presented in a style which is readable by ship operators, traders and other lay persons as well as legal professionals. more...
Maritime Piracy and the Construction of Global Governance
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 130.00Piratical attacks have become more frequent, violent, costly and increasingly threaten to undermine order in the international system. Much attention has focused on Somalia, but piracy is a problem worldwide. Recent coordination efforts among states in South East Asia appear to have helped in the area, but elsewhere piracy has expanded. Interestingly,... more...
War, Terror and Carriage by Sea
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 399.95War, Terror and Carriage by Sea provides a comprehensive legal analysis of the law and practice relating to the impact of war or war related risks, terrorism and piracy on international commercial shipping. It includes a detailed review of: ? International Hull Clauses, the Institute War and Strikes Clauses, and by the P&I Associations and War Risk... more...
Law of the Sea in East Asia
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 44.95Law of the Sea in East Asia selects the most prominent maritime legal issues that have emerged since the post-LOS Convention era for a detailed discussion and assessment. The current marine legal order in East Asia is based on the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (LOS Convention) and accordingly coastal states in the region are... more...
The Republic Afloat
University of Chicago Press 2013; US$ 36.00In the years before the Civil War, many Americans saw the sea as a world apart, an often violent and insular culture governed by its own definitions of honor and ruled by its own authorities. The truth, however, is that legal cases that originated at sea had a tendency to come ashore and force the national government to address questions about... more...









