Hamburg Studies on Maritime Affairs 19 Jurisdiction and Arbitration Clauses in Maritime Transport Documents A Comparative Analysis Bearbeitet von Felix Sparka 1. Auflage 2010. Taschenbuch. xviii, 282 S. Paperback ISBN 978 3 642 10221 9 Format (B x L): 15,5 x 23,5 cm Gewicht: 460 g Recht > Handelsrecht, Wirtschaftsrecht > Europäisches, internationales Wirtschaftsrecht Zu Leseprobe schnell und portofrei erhältlich bei Die Online-Fachbuchhandlung beck-shop.de ist spezialisiert auf Fachbücher, insbesondere Recht, Steuern und Wirtschaft. Im Sortiment finden Sie alle Medien (Bücher, Zeitschriften, CDs, ebooks, etc.) aller Verlage. Ergänzt wird das Programm durch Services wie Neuerscheinungsdienst oder Zusammenstellungen von Büchern zu Sonderpreisen. Der Shop führt mehr als 8 Millionen Produkte.
Contents Abbreviations... XIII Chapter 1: Introduction...1 A. Towards a uniform system of choice of forum agreements in maritime transport documents...1 I. A note on the subject of this study...1 II. Objective and scope of the project...2 B. Benefits and disadvantages of choice of forum agreements...4 I. Benefits for the contracting parties...4 II. Disadvantages generally associated with choice of forum agreements...6 C. Choice of forum clauses in the context of maritime transport...9 I. Protectionism and the structure of shipping...9 II. Industry bargaining pattern...12 III. Ability of the parties to conduct legal proceedings abroad...13 D. The influence of the lawyers own interests...14 E. Summary...17 Chapter 2: The Legal Framework for Choice of Forum Clauses in Maritime Transport Documents...19 A. The legal framework for jurisdiction clauses in maritime transport documents...19 I. The U.S. framework for jurisdiction clauses...19 1. Relation between federal and state law in maritime matters...19 2. Essential laws and some questions on their application...21 II. The European framework for jurisdiction clauses...24 1. The Brussels-Lugano regime...24 2. Scope of the Brussels-Lugano regime...26 III. The English framework for jurisdiction clauses...28 IV. The German framework for jurisdiction clauses...30 B. The legal framework for arbitration clauses in maritime transport documents...31 I. The U.S. framework for arbitration clauses...31 II. The English framework for arbitration clauses...34
VIII Contents III. The German framework for arbitration clauses... 36 C. Summary... 37 Chapter 3: Bills of Lading and other Maritime Transport Documents... 39 A. Bills of lading... 39 I. A short history of the bill of lading... 39 II. The functions of a bill of lading... 41 1. Receipt for the goods delivered by the shipper to the carrier... 41 2. Evidence of the terms of the contract... 43 3. Document of title... 44 III. Bills of lading in the event of charter... 47 1. Bills of lading issued by the owner to the charterer... 48 2. Bills of lading issued by the charterer... 48 B. Modern Counterparts of Bills of Lading... 49 I. Sea Waybills... 49 II. Transshipment and multimodal transport documents... 52 1. Transshipment and multimodal transport documents generally... 52 2. CMR consignment notes... 54 III. Electronic shipping documents... 56 C. Passenger tickets... 58 D. Summary... 60 Chapter 4: Common Types of Choice of Forum Clauses in Maritime Transport Documents... 63 A. The use of jurisdiction clauses in maritime transport documents... 63 I. Exclusive and non-exclusive jurisdiction clauses... 63 II. Interpretation of ambiguous and fragmentary clauses... 66 1. Clauses which are ambiguous as to being exclusive or non-exclusive... 66 2. Clauses which are unclear about the chosen forum... 68 III. Determination of the scope of jurisdiction clauses... 69 B. The use of arbitration clauses in maritime transport documents... 71 I. Institutional and ad hoc arbitration... 72 II. The place of arbitration... 73 III. Arbitration procedure... 76 IV. Determination of the scope of arbitration clauses... 77 C. Summary and commentary... 79 Chapter 5: Classification of Choice of Forum Clauses and their Separability from the Main Contract... 81 A. Classification of jurisdiction clauses and their separability from the main contract... 82
Contents IX I. Classification and separability under U.S. law...82 II. Classification and separability under the Brussels-Lugano regime...84 III. Classification and separability under English law...85 IV. Classification and separability under German law...86 B. Classification of arbitration clauses and their separability from the main contract...88 I. Classification and separability under U.S. law...88 II. Classification and separability under English law...90 III. Classification and separability under German law...91 C. Comparative review...93 D. Legal policy considerations...94 E. Summary...98 Chapter 6: Formal Requirements and the Incorporation of Choice of Forum Agreements...99 A. Formal requirements and the incorporation of jurisdiction agreements...100 I. Form and incorporation under U.S. law...100 II. Form and incorporation under the Brussels-Lugano regime...101 III. Form and incorporation under English law...104 IV. Form and incorporation under German law...105 B. Formal requirements and the incorporation of arbitration agreements...107 I. Form and incorporation under U.S. law...107 II. Form and incorporation under English law...111 III. Form and incorporation under German law...114 C. Comparative review...117 D. Legal policy considerations...117 E. Summary...123 Chapter 7: Inconvenient and Unfair Choice of Forum Clauses...125 A. Inconvenient and unfair jurisdiction clauses...125 I. Inconvenient and unfair jurisdiction clauses under U.S. law...125 1. The reasonableness doctrine...125 2. Forum non conveniens and the change of venue section...128 3. Fairness...131 II. Inconvenient and unfair jurisdiction clauses under the Brussels-Lugano regime...133 III. Inconvenient and unfair jurisdiction clauses under English law...135 IV. Inconvenient and unfair jurisdiction clauses under German law...138
X Contents B. Inconvenient and unfair arbitration clauses... 141 I. Inconvenient and unfair arbitration clauses under U.S. law... 141 II. Inconvenient and unfair arbitration clauses under English law... 143 III. Inconvenient and unfair arbitration clauses under German law... 144 C. Comparative review... 146 D. Legal policy considerations... 147 E. Summary... 152 Chapter 8: The Effect of Mandatory Liability Rules on the Enforcement of Choice of Forum Clauses... 153 A. The effect of mandatory liability rules on the enforcement of jurisdiction clauses... 153 I. Mandatory liability and jurisdiction clauses under U.S. law... 153 II. Mandatory liability and jurisdiction clauses under the Brussels-Lugano regime... 156 III. Mandatory liability and jurisdiction clauses under English law... 157 IV. Mandatory liability and jurisdiction clauses under German law... 158 B. The effect of mandatory liability rules on the enforcement of arbitration clauses... 161 I. Mandatory liability and arbitration clauses under U.S. law... 161 II. Mandatory liability and arbitration clauses under English law... 162 III. Mandatory liability and arbitration clauses under German law... 162 C. Comparative review... 163 D. Legal policy considerations... 164 E. Summary... 168 Chapter 9: The Effect of Choice of Forum Clauses on Third Party Cargo Receivers... 169 A. The effect of jurisdiction clauses on third party cargo receivers... 170 I. Position of third party cargo receivers under U.S. law... 170 II. Position of third party cargo receivers under the Brussels- Lugano regime... 172 III. Position of third party cargo receivers under English law... 174 IV. Position of third party cargo receivers under German law... 176 B. The effect of arbitration clauses on third party cargo receivers... 178 I. Position of third party cargo receivers under U.S. law... 178 II. Position of third party cargo receivers under English law... 180 III. Position of third party cargo receivers under German law... 181
Contents XI C. Comparative review...183 D. Legal policy considerations...184 E. Summary...187 Chapter 10: Future Developments the Hamburg Rules and Beyond...189 A. From Hamburg to Rotterdam...189 I. The Hamburg Rules...189 1. Jurisdiction clauses under the Hamburg Rules...192 2. Arbitration clauses under the Hamburg Rules...194 II. The United Nations Convention on International Multimodal Transport of Goods...196 III. The Rotterdam Rules...198 1. Jurisdiction clauses under the Rotterdam Rules...200 2. Arbitration clauses under the Rotterdam Rules...202 B. Further developments...203 I. U.S. Senate COGSA 1999...203 II. The Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements...206 C. Comparative review...209 D. Legal policy considerations...210 E. Summary...216 Chapter 11: General Observations and Conclusions...219 A. General Observations...219 B. Conclusions...221 Bibliography...225 Table of Cases...259 Table of Legislation...271
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