《CHINA‘S MARITIME COURTS AND JUSTICE》求取 ⇩

1.Introduction1

1.1Chinese Shipping1

1.2 The Establishment and Development of the Maritime Courts2

1.3 Supervision of the Maritime Courts4

2.Jurisdiction of Maritime Courts7

2.1General7

2.2 Factors Relevant to the Exercise of Maritime Jurisdiction13

3.Basic Principles and Systems for Maritime Litigation17

4.Laws and Regulations Applied in Chinese Maritime Justice23

4.1Application of Domestic Laws23

4.2 Application of International Conventions30

4.3 Application of International Practices32

4.4 Application of Foreign Laws32

4.5 Application of Regulations and Judicial Interpretations of SPC33

5.Arrest and Enforced Sale of Ships35

5.1Scope of Maritime Claims35

5.2 Scope of Ship Arrest37

5.3 Application Procedures for Ship Arrest37

5.4 Ship Arrest Costs38

5.5 Ship Arrest and Litigation39

5.6 Enforced Sale of Ships and Liquidation40

6.Characteristics of China's Maritime Judicial Work43

6.1Impartiality and Justice43

6.2 Trials to be Conducted Expeditiously44

6.3 Evidence:Role of Parties and Courts44

6.4 Expert Evidence45

6.5 Internationalist Approach46

7.Specific Questions on the Administration of Justice47

7.1Maritime Lien47

7.2 Jurisdiction Clause in Bills of Lading48

7.3 Letters of Indemnity48

7.4 Limitation of Shipowner's Liability50

7.5 Maritime Fraud50

8.China's Maritime Judiciary54

8.1Appointments,Removal and Promotion54

8.2 Education and Training54

8.3 Ethics and Discipline56

9.China's Maritime Lawyers57

10.Relationship Between the Maritime Courts and Maritime Arbitration Bodies61

Appendices69

Appendix AInternational Maritime Conventions to which China has Acceded69

Appendix B Structure of the People's Courts of the People's Republic of China71

Appendix C Structure of the Maritime Courts72

Appendix D Distribution Map of the Maritime Courts in China73

Appendix E Legal Decisions75

Notes Explanation of Numbers within text97