Maritime Law and Practice in China

A comprehensive treatment of Chinese maritime law and judicial practice, this book covers both substantive law and procedure law of maritime law in mainland China. This is a professional book for both academics and practitioners in the field of maritime law. Including analysis of and comment on judicial practice from the Supreme People’s Court, Higher People’s Courts and ten maritime courts, as well as a whitepaper of Chinese maritime adjudication for 30 years (1984-2014), this brings to an English-speaking audience for the first time some of the most technical aspects of maritime law. It is therefore an invaluable resource for all those interested in maritime law in China.

PART I: Substantive Maritime Law Chapter 1: Introduction to Chinese Maritime Law Chapter 2: Ships Chapter 3: Master and Seamen Chapter 4: Charterparties Chapter 5: Bill of Lading- Functions Chapter 6: Bill of Lading- Parties Chapter 7: Bill of Lading- Obligations, Liabilities, and Limitations Chapter 8: Freight Forwarding and Muiltimodal Transport Chapter 9: Carriage of Passengers by Sea Chapter 10: Towage Contracts Chapter 11: Collision of Ships Chapter 12: Salvage at Sea Chapter 13: General Average Chapter 14: Limitation of Liability of Maritime Claims Chapter 15: Marine Insurance Chapter 16: Marine Pollution Chapter 17: Applicable Law and Time Limits PART II: Maritime Procedure Law Chapter 18: Introduction to Chinese Maritime Procedure Law and the Chinese Court System Chapter 19: Maritime Jurisdictions Chapter 20: Preservation of Maritime Claims Chapter 21: Maritime Injunction Chapter 22: Preservation of Maritime Evidence Chapter 23: Maritime Security Chapter 24: Procedures for Trail, Constitution of Limitation Fund for Maritime Claim, Recognition and Payment of Debts, Exigence of Maritime Lien Chapter 25: Conflict of laws Chapter 26: Maritime Arbitration, Conciliation and Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitration Awards and Foreign Judgments Annex I Maritime Code of the People’s Republic of China Annex II Special Maritime Procedure Law of the People’s Republic of China

Dr ZHAO Liang is an Assistant Professor at the City University of Hong Kong. Mr LI Lianjun is a solicitor of Hong Kong, England and Wales, and a Partner at Reed Smith Richards Butler.