Jurisdiction and Forum Selection in International Maritime Law

Name: Jurisdiction and Forum Selection in International Maritime Law | Essays in Honor of Robert Force
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Essays in Honor of Robert Force

Martin Davies(Herausgeber*in)

Kluwer Law International (Verlag)

Erschienen am 18. Oktober 2005

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Cover
Half Title Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Preface
Table of Contents
List of Contributors
Chapter 1 Forum Selection Clauses in International Maritime Contracts
1. INTRODUCTION
2. THE FOCUS OF THIS PAPER
3. THE POSITION OF THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT ON FORUM SELECTION AND ARBITRATION CLAUSES
4. APPLICATION OF THE RELEVANT PRINCIPLES BY LOWER FEDERAL COURTS
5. SURVEY OF POST-DISMISSAL DISPOSITION
6. DEPRIVING THE PLAINTIFF OF ITS CLAIM BY MEANS OF A FORUM SELECTION CLAUSE
6.1 Act 1 - The original action in the United States District Court
6.2 Act 2 - The action in the Commercial Court in London
6.3 Act 3 - Return to the United States District Court
6.4 Act 4 - Appeal in the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit-The finle
6.5 Commentary
7. BINDING THE PLAINTIFF TO AN UNSEEN FORUM SELECTION CLAUSE
8. WHAT LAW GOVERNS THE INCORPORATION QUESTION?
9. THE CONSEQUENCES OF UNCERTAINTY ABOUT INCORPORATION
10. MANDATORY AND PERMISSIVE CLAUSES
11. BROAD AND NARROW CLAUSES
12. PRESENCE OF PARTIES NOT SUBJECT TO THE CLAUSE
13. THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS PROBLEM
14. CONCLUSION
APPENDIX 1 - THE QUESTIONNAIRE USED FOR THE SURVEY
Chapter 2 Comparative Issues in Anti-Suit Injunctions
1. INTRODUCTION
2. ENGLISH LAW
2.1 Historical basis
2.2 The modern English position
3. OTHER COMMON LAW JURISDICTIONS
3.1 Canada
3.2 Australia
3.3 The United States
3.4 Europe
4. CONCLUSIONS
Chapter 3 Jurisdiction and Forum Selection Clauses in a Modern Law on Carriage of Goods by Sea
1. DISCUSSION ON THE OPTIONS IN TREATING JURISDICTION WITHIN THE SCOPE OF A MODERN LAW ON CARRIAGE OF GOODS BY SEA
1.1 Jurisdiction: Relevance of jurisdiction in commercial international and transportation law
1.2 Jurisdiction in the context of maritime transportation
1.3 Developments: new initiatives to further harmonize the international law on carriage of goods by sea
1.4 Do provisions on jurisdiction have any place in modern commercial law?
2. MANDATORY RULES OR FREEDOM OF CONTRACT?
2.1 Origins and justification of a mandatory regime
2.2 Balance of mandatory and non-mandatory provisions
3. COMPARISON WITH THE LAWS APPLICABLE TO OTHER MODES OF TRANSPORT: NEED TO FOLLOW OR REASONS TO DISTINGUISH?
3.1 Aviation law
3.2 European road transportation (CMR)
3.3 Maritime conventions
4. HOW DOES THE UNCITRAL/CMI PROJECT FOR A MODERN LAW ON THE CARRIAGE OF GOODS BY SEA TREAT THIS ISSUE?
4.1 The list of possible fora
4.2 Forum arresti
4.3 Numerus clausus of the places of jurisdiction
4.4 Procedural rules on lis pendens and enforcement
4.5 Post factum jurisdiction agreement
5. HOW SHOULD THE UNCITRAL TREAT THIS ISSUE?
5.1 Should the instrument contain jurisdiction rules, or should the question of jurisdiction be left to national law?
5.2 Limitation of jurisdiction to certain places?
5.3 Requirement for the places to be in a contracting state
5.4 Special rules for 'performing party/actual carrier'
5.5 Should the convention include provisions on procedural matters?
5.6 Shall jurisdiction clauses be allowed, and if yes, what are the requirements and the effects?
Chapter 4 China: An Emerging Jurisdiction
1. SETTING THE SCENE
2. A HYPOTHETICAL CASE
3. THE LAW
3.1 Civil Code 1986 - General regulations of civil law
3.2 Contract Law 1999
3.3 Maritime Code 1993
3.4 Civil Procedure Law 1991
3.5 Arbitration Law
4. TACTICS
5. AN ALTERNATIVE APPROACH
6. FOUR SCENARIOS
6.1 First scenario
6.2 Second scenario
6.3 Third scenario
6.4 Fourth scenario
7. POLICY CONSIDERATIONS
Chapter 5 Shopping for the Best Admiralty Bargain
1. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY IN HISTORY AND IN MODERN ADMIRALTY PRACTICE
1.1 An overview
1.2 The conventions
1.3 Domestic variations from the conventions
1.4 Conflict of laws
1.5 Concurrent laws and limitation funds
2. SECURITY AND LIMITATION
2.1 Security arrests
2.2 Limitation and release from arrest: Full security or only the limitation fund?
3. FORUM SHOPPING IN ADMIRALTY
3.1 Limitation advantage
3.2 Reasons beyond the influences of limitation
3.3 Prudent litigation tactics or opprobrious manipulation of laws?
4. THE APPROACH OF THE COURTS
4.1 The BOS 400 cases
5. CLOSING DOWN THE SHOP: IS INTERNATIONAL HARMONIZATION FEASIBLE?
APPENDIX 1 - INFORMATION TAKEN FROM THE CMI WEBSITE WWW.COMITEMARITIME.ORG
APPENDIX 2 - BRIEF SUMMARY OF ADDITIONAL CASES (OTHER THAN BOS 400) CONCERNING LIMITATION AND THE FORUM
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF MAIN SOURCES
Chapter 6 Jurisdiction Clauses and Forum Non Conveniens in the Carriage of Goods by Sea
1. INTRODUCTION
2. CHOICE OF JURISDICTION - SIX STEPS TO FOLLOW
3. INTERNATIONAL CARRIAGE OF GOODS CONVENTIONS AND CHOICE OF JURISDICTION
3.1 The Hague Rules 1924
3.2 The Hague/Visby Rules 1968/1979
3.3 The Hamburg Rules 1978
3.4 The Multimodal Convention 1980
4. JURISDICTION CLAUSES INVALID UNDER NATIONAL LAW
5. JURISDICTION CLAUSES RESTRICTED BY NATIONAL LAW
6. JURISDICTION CLAUSES RESTRICTED BY EUROPEAN LAW
6.1 The Brussels Convention 1968
6.2 EC Regulation 44/2001
6.3 Arrest in rem under other conventions
7. IS THERE A MORE CONVENIENT JURISDICTION?
8. UNITED STATES - FORUM NON CONVENIENS
8.1 Private and public interest factors
8.2 Forum non conveniens - Not a characteristic feature of United States general maritime law
8.3 Admiralty - No special restrictive rule
8.4 Forum non conveniens and in rem jurisdiction
9. UNITED STATES - FOREIGN FORUM SELECTION CLAUSES IN BILLS OF LADING
9.1 Foreign jurisdiction clauses generally unenforceable in the past
9.2 Foreign jurisdiction clauses presumptively valid
9.3 Foreign arbitration clauses held presumptively valid
9.4 Criteria as to enforcement - United States
9.5 Jurisdiction clauses and third parties
10. THE UNITED KINGDOM - FORUM NON CONVENIENS
10.1 Introduction
10.2 The modern regime - United Kingdom
10.3 The rule in The El Amria
10.4 Res judicata
10.5 Public policy, English law
10.6 United Kingdom - European Union - EC Council Regulation 44/2001
10.7 Service out of jurisdiction - The 1982 Act and CPR Rules 6.19 and 6.20
10.8 No service of a claim form in rem out of jurisdiction
11. CANADA - FORUM NON CONVENIENS
11.1 Introduction - The principle
11.2 Jurisdiction clauses - The criteria - Canada
12. FRANCE
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Prohibition under law
12.3 French domestic law - Jurisdiction clauses
12.4 France and EC Regulation 44/2001
12.5 Opposability to consignee and endorsees
13. JURISDICTION CLAUSES PER SE - THE CRITERIA - ALL JURISDICTIONS
13.1 The conflict of law rules
13.2 The law by which to judge the clause
13.3 Discretion
14. BURDEN OF PROOF - FORUM NON CONVENIENS AND JURISDICTION CLAUSES
15. STAYING SUIT - ALL JURISDICTIONS
16. THE SIX STEPS APPLIED
17. ANTI-SUIT INJUNCTIONS
18. NON-RECOGNITION OF FOREIGN JUDGMENTS
19. DAMAGES FOR BREACH OF JURISDICTION AND ARBITRATION CLAUSES AND AGREEMENTS
20. CONCLUSION
Chapter 7 Jurisdiction and EC Law: Loss of or Damage to Goods
1. BACKGROUND
2. EC REGULATION 44/2001 AND JURISDICTION RULES IN CONVENTIONS
3. MAIN FORUM RULE IN REGULATION 44/2001 - FORUM DOMICILII
4. THE ALTERNATIVE FORA OF FORUM SOLUTIONIS AND FORUM DELICTI IN REGULATION 44/2001
5. OTHER MATTERS
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Chapter 8 Arresting the Right Ship: Procedural Theory, the In Personam Link and Conflict of Laws
1. INTRODUCTION
2. THE IN PERSONAM LINK
3. VESSEL OWNERSHIP DISPUTES IN THE CONTEXT OF ADMIRALTY JURISDICTION
4. CONFLICT OF LAWS APPROACHES TO VESSEL OWNERSHIP DISPUTES
4.1 Comparative survey of the case law
4.2 The conflict of laws approaches evaluated
4.3 Which lex causae?
5. UNITED STATES LAW: PERSONIFICATION AS PANACEA?
6. CONCLUSION
Chapter 9 Legislating for the Recognition of Foreign Maritime Liens in South Africa
1. INTRODUCTION
2. THE LAW TO BE APPLIED
3. JURISDICTION OVER MARITIME CLAIMS BASED ON MARITIME LIENS IS NOT EXCLUSIVE TO THE ADMIRALTY COURT
4. WHY THE LEX FORI SHOULD NOT BE APPLIED
5. RESTRICTIONS UPON THE SCOPE OF LEGISLATION
6. PROVIDING FOR THE RECOGNITION OF MARITIME LIENS IN A MARITIME LIENS BILL
Index
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