The Liability of Classification SocietiesSpringer Science & Business Media, 2007 M06 30 - 380 pages Classification societies are discharging various functions in the interest of flag States and shipowners. They are important actors in the system of maritime safety. Because the liability of shipowners is limited, classification societies have been considered as exempt from liability for a long time – and in several jurisdictions this view still prevails. This study analyses which actions of classification societies may give rise to claims and whether or not the societies can be held liable under English, German or United States maritime law. Moreover, the fundamental aspects of an international convention on the limitation of the liability of classification societies are developed. |
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... .......................................................256 Part 3 [A Convention on the Limitation of Liability of Classification Societies]..........................................................................................
... International Conventions ................................................................277 a. Cargo Limitations: The Hague/Visby and Hamburg Rules ........277 aa. Interpretation of Servant, Agent and Independent Contractor in the ...
... ....................................................... 288 bb. The HNS Convention ......................................................... 290 2. Regional Regulation: Directive 94/57/EC..............................
... International Agreements of the United States ofAmerica 1776-1949 ... International Maritime Council BIMCO Bulletin Bureau Veritas Court ofAppeal California ... Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage C.L.J. ClassNK CMI ...
... Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail International Convention for Safe Containers, 1972 Canada Treaty Series Clean Water Act District Le droit maritime français Det Norske Veritas Document Duke Environmental Law and ...
Contents
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B Private Operations and Public Functions in Detail | 43 |
Obligations of the Classification Society | 54 |
NonDelegable Duty of the Shipowner to Make the Vessel Seaworthy | 55 |
Liability under United States Law | 240 |
Liability under German Law | 248 |
Damage Caused by Both a Classification and Statutory | 256 |
A Convention on the Limitation of Liability of Classification | 259 |
Bibliography | 331 |
Table of Cases 351 | 350 |
Table of International Conventions | 365 |
Index 373 | 372 |