Ship Collision under French Maritime Law:comparative Study with Chinese Law

声明

Abstract

摘要

Table of contents

Chapter 1：INTRODUCTION

1．1-Background of the study

1．2-Purpose of the study

1．4-Methodology of the research

Chapter 2：Jurisdiction and the applicable laws in Collision cases

2．1．1-Conflicts of law

2．1．2-Practical questions of conflicts of criminal jurisdiction

2．1．3-The maritime court in France

2．2-Scope of application of the Collision provisions

2．3-International laws

2．3．1-the texts of the institute of International law in 1888

2．3．2-1910 Brusseis convention

2．3．3-COLREGS

2．4-National laws

2．5-European texts

2．6-Conclusions

Chapter 3：Collision liability regime

3．1．1-Shipowner

3．1．2-Bareboat Charterer

3．1．3-Master

3．1．4-Pilot

3．1．5-Salvors

3．2-Elements of collision liability

3．2．1-Civil liability

3．2．2-Criminal liability

3．3-Evaluation of fault

3．3．2-Collision regulations

3．3．3-Abolition of presumption of fault

3．3．4-Case study

Chapter 4：Collision damages

4-1．General principle：restitutio in integrum

4．2-Divided damage rule

4．2．1-Collision involving damage to vessel only

4．2．2-Collision involving damage to cargo

4．2．3-Collision involving personal injury or loss of life

4．3-burden of proof

4．4-Mitigation by the victim

4．5-Assessment of damages

4．5．1-Admissible damages and calculation of damages

4．5．2-Conclusive remarks

Chapter 5：Conclusive remarks：A comparison between Chinese and French law

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