Convention concerning Health Protection and Medical Care for Seafarers that came into force in 1991 and was revised in 2006 by the Maritime Labour Convention and the status of ratifications.
Convention concerning the Inspection of Seafarers' Working and Living Conditions that came into force in 2000 and was revised in 2006 by the Maritime Labour Convention and the status of ratifications.
Convention concerning the Recruitment and Placement of Seafarers that came into force in 2000 and was revised in 2006 by the Maritime Labour Convention and the status of ratifications.
Convention concerning the Repatriation of Seafarers (Revised) that came into force in 1991 and was revised in 2006 by the Maritime Labour Convention and the status of ratifications.
Information Resources on the ISM Code
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Information Resources on the International Safety Management Code (ISM Code) offered by the Maritime Knowledge Centre.
ISM Code - Amendment 2008
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Resolution MCS 273 (85): Amendements to the International Management Code for the Safe Operation of Ships and for Pollution Prevention (ISM Code)
The ISM Code - Resolution A 741 (18)
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International Management Code for the Safe Operation of Ships and for Pollution Prevention (International Safety Management (ISM) Code), 1993.
Cargo Claims under UAE law
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Cargo claims in the United Arab Emirates according to the Maritime Code and the Civil Procedure Code.
Convention revising the Seafarers'Identity Documents Convention, 1958 and its status of ratifications.
Convention concerning Minimum Standards in Merchant Ships that came into force in1981 and status of ratifications. The Convention was revised in 2006 by the Maritime Labour Convention.
Should a Carrier by sea who carries cargo on deck in breach of a contract of carriage that is governed by the Hague Rules be entitled to take advantage of Article 1V rule 5 to limit his liability for loss or damage to that cargo, by reference to number of packages and/or weight of the cargo?
The Hague Rules, 1924
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Full text of the International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules of Law relating to Bills of Lading (Hague Rules) and Protocol of Signature, 1924
The Hague-Visby Rules, 1974
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Text of the Articles 1-10 of the International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules of Law relating to Bills of Lading as amended by the Visby Amendments (officially the Protocol to Amend the International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules of Law Relating to Bills of Lading- The Hague-Visby Rules) in 1968.
The Hamburg Rules, 1978
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Full text of the United Nations Convention on the Carriage of Goods by Sea (The Hamburg Rules) Hamburg, 30 March 1978
The Rotterdam Rules, 2008
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United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods Wholly or Partly by Sea and signatory countries.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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In 1948, the United Nations adopted and proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Following this historic act the Assembly called upon all Member countries to publicize the text of the Declaration and 'to cause it to be disseminated, displayed, read and expounded principally in schools and other educational institutions, without distinction based on the political status of countries or territories.'
International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules of Law with Respect to Collisions between Vessels, Sept. 23, 1910, (the 1910 Collision Convention) an subsequent amendments (1948, 1960)
Jurisprudence on Interpretation of the 1910 Collision Convention regarding the 'allocation of liability' (art. 4), the 'legal presumptions of fault' (art. 6) and the 'time for suit' (art. 7).
Jurisprudence on Interpretation of the 1952 Arrest Convention regarding the arrest in respect of claims other than maritime claims (Art. 8.2), the arrest of a sister ship (Art. 3.4), the arrest of a ship not owned by the person liable (art. 3.4), the associated ships (Art. 3.2), the claims against the time charterer (Art. 3.4), the claims in respect of which a ship may be arrested (Art. 2), the claims in respect of which a ship may not be arrested (Art. 2), the corporate veil, the definition of 'Arrest' (Art. 1.2), the financial conditions of the person liable (Art. 2), the forced sale (Art. 9), the jurisdiction (art. 4, 5, 7.1), the maritime claims and other provisions.
The Basel Convention 1989
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Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal, 1989 and the parties that ratified the convention