《YEARBOOK MARITIME LAW VOLUME II 1985-1986》

Ⅰ.ARTICLES3

IGNACIO ARROYO,International Conventions and Domestic Law(Special Reference to Limitation of Liability for Collision)3

WILLIAM TETLEY,Arbitration Clauses in Ocean Bills of Lading51

TAMEYUKI HOSOI,Priority of Maritime Liens in Japan:The'Saint Shipping Lines'Case87

TORMOD RAFGARD,The 1986 United Nations Convention on Conditions for Registration of Ships:tanker owners'perspective97

FRANCISCO RAMOS,The Relationship Between Civil and Criminal Actions and Arbitration Agreements in Maritime Disaster Cases Under Spanish Law125

DOLLY RICHTER-HANNES,Provisions on Limitation of Liability in International Transport Conventions and the Conversion of These Amounts into National Currencies137

Ⅱ.COMPARATIVE LAW171

ARGENTINA,byJose D.Ray Recent developments Outlook of Maritime Law in the Argentine Republic,1985171

DENMARK,byAllan Philip New Developments of Maritime Law in Denmark 1985179

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF GERMANY,byDolly Richter-Hannes GDR Legislation and Publications in the Sphere of Maritime Law in 1985181

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY byRolf Herber Recent Developments of Maritime Law in the Federal Republic of Germany185

FRANCE,byJean Warot Highlights in French Maritime Law:legislation and jurisprudence in 1985189

ITALY,byMario Riccomagno Legislation,Case Law and Bibliography of Italian Maritime Law in 1985197

JAPAN,byKazuo Iwasaki Maritime Law in Japan during 1984—85203

THE NETHERLANDS,byVincent M.de Brauw Legislation,Literature and Case Law relating to Dutch Maritime Law 1985207

POLAND,byMaria Dragun New developments in Polish legislation and doctrine in 1985225

SPAIN,byIgnacio Arroyo Legislation,Case Law and Bibliography of Spanish Maritime Lawin 1985—1986229

SWEDEN,byHugo Tiberg Recent Developments in Swedish Maritime Law,1985—1986241

UNITED KINGDOM,bySteven Hazelwood A Brief Review of Developments in the Law of Shipping of the UKin 1984—1985253

USA,byJohn D.Kimball New Developments in United States Maritime Law in 1985271

VENEZUELA,byLuis Cova Arria Panorama of the Maritime Law in Venezuela in 1985291

Ⅲ.INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATIONS297

A.Intergovernmental Organizations297

UNCTAD:The work of UNCTAD in Shipping Legislation in 1985,byRICARDO VIGIL299

UNCITRAL:The work of the United Nations Commission on International Trade in connection with Maritime Law 1985-1986,bySTEPHEN R.KATZ305

IMO:The Activities of the International Maritime Organization in 1985,byMARIO VALENZUELA315

ILO:Seminar of the International Labor Organization on Rules of Maritime Employment for the Countries of West and Central Africa,byANTONIO MARTINEZ PUNAL321

OECD:The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and Maritime Transport in 1985 byANTONIO MARTINEZ PUNAL327

B.Non-governmental Organizations333

CMI:Activities of the International Maritime Committee in 1985,byIGNACIO ARROYO335

UNIDROIT:The Activity of Unidroit in 1985,byMALCOLM EVANS339

ISF:Activities of the International Shipping Federation 1984/1985,byD.A.DEARSLEY347

FIATA:Activities of the International Federation of Associations of Forwarding Agents(FIATA)during 1985,byFRANCISCO J.SANCHEZ-ORTIZ349

BIMCO:Activities of the Baltic and International Maritime Council in 1985,byMATTHEW D.SCHREIBER355

Ⅳ.CASE LAW363

International Case Law Highlights,byIGNACIO ARROYO and MATTHEW D.SCHREIBER363

Ⅴ.CURRENT INTERNATIONAL EVENTS399

Current International Events,by MATTHEW D.SCHREIBER399

Ratification of Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims399

Accession to Hague Visby Rules399

Ratification of Athens Convention on Carriage of Passengers399

Ratification of UNCTAD Convention on Multimodal Transport399

Accession to Hague Visby Protocols399

Enactment of 1985 Merchant Shipping Order400

Entry into Force of Dangerous Vessels Act400

Newly Effective 1983 International Transport Conventions Act400

Uruguayan Maritime Law Association400

Maritime Legislative Activity in Benin400

Italian Maritime Protocol Ratifications401

Oil Pollution Fund Ratifications401

Reduction of Japanese Naval Construction401

New Maritime Financial Instrument402

Carriers Maintain Constant Level402

Liberia Attempts to Retain Flagships402

International Maritime Office Reports that Pirate Attacks Continue402

Modernization of Freight Document System403

Italy Defends its Merchant Marine403

Increase in Suez Canal Tolls403

United Nations Conference and Maritime Fraud404

Ⅵ.DOCUMENTATION407

UNIDROIT Draft Convention on Civil Liability for Damage Caused by Small Craft407

Proposal for a Council Directive on the Dumping of Waste at Sea,submitted to the Council of European Communities on August 13,1985415

Ⅶ.BIBLIOGRAPHY419

BOOKS419

A.Book reviews419

B.Book notices425

C.Titles received429

D.JOURNALS433