Original scientific paper
Why is a review of the 1976 Convention on Limitation of Liability desirable?
Branimir Lukšić
; Ekonomski fakultet Sveučilišta u Splitu, Split, Hrvatska
Abstract
The author emphasizes some topics: Problems about the circle of persons who can limit their liability; Should the mortgagee in possession of a ship be allowed to limit; What about claims for the raising and removal of sunken vessels ordered by the harbour authority; Ambiguities in the wording of the conduct barring limitation; Burden of proof and set-off of claim and counterclaim; Reconciling passenger claims of the 1976 Limitation Convention, and the 1974 Passenger Convention.
Keywords
Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims (1976); Convention on the Carriage of Passengers and their Luggage by Sea (1974); maritime claims; sunken vessels; mortgagee; liability
Hrčak ID:
201678
URI
Publication date:
20.12.1995.
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