Charterer’s Liability for Unsafe Ports - A Comparison of English and Scandinavian Law
(2014) JURM02 20141Department of Law
- Abstract (Swedish)
- Med ofta stora summor involverade i ärenden relaterade till osäkra hamnar är det av stort intresse för både redaren och befraktaren att etablera deras respektive risk de har under en resa.
Den här uppsatsen behandlar relationen mellan redaren och befraktaren då redaren har åsamkats skada på grund av en osäker hamn. Frågan är till vilken grad det är möjligt att hålla befraktaren ansvarig för en sådan skada. Uppsatsen kommer behandla både engelsk och skandinavisk rätt, och det kommer vara möjligt att jämföra de båda rättssystemen.
Utgångspunkten är kontraktet mellan de två parterna, även kallat certepartiet, där det kan vara reglerat vilken part som skall hållas ansvarig för skador på grund av en osäker hamn. Det är dock väldigt sällan... (More) - Med ofta stora summor involverade i ärenden relaterade till osäkra hamnar är det av stort intresse för både redaren och befraktaren att etablera deras respektive risk de har under en resa.
Den här uppsatsen behandlar relationen mellan redaren och befraktaren då redaren har åsamkats skada på grund av en osäker hamn. Frågan är till vilken grad det är möjligt att hålla befraktaren ansvarig för en sådan skada. Uppsatsen kommer behandla både engelsk och skandinavisk rätt, och det kommer vara möjligt att jämföra de båda rättssystemen.
Utgångspunkten är kontraktet mellan de två parterna, även kallat certepartiet, där det kan vara reglerat vilken part som skall hållas ansvarig för skador på grund av en osäker hamn. Det är dock väldigt sällan som det är rättframt, och det beror på vilken typ av certeparti samt om densamma blir tolkad under engelsk eller skandinavisk rätt. Bestämmelserna gällande olika typer av garantier avhandlas i samband med certepartierna.
Vidare kommer de olika egenskaperna av själva hamnen noggrant att gås igenom, det vill säga, vilka element som är nödvändiga för att en hamn skall anses vara osäker. Under engelsk rätt finns det många olika exempel av olika faror, både fysiska och politiska, medan det i skandinavisk rätt är mer generellt reglerat.
Även undantag, så som oväntade och onormala händelser, liksom kaptenens skyldighet att undvika vissa faror, analyseras. Under skandinavisk rätt utreds konceptet oaktsamhet då detta är den användbara principen i skandinaviska länder.
Avslutningsvis utreds även omfattningen av ansvaret, det vill säga vilka kostnader som är möjliga att kräva mot befraktaren om han anses skyldig. (Less) - Abstract
- With often large amounts involved, the issue of unsafe ports is of great interest for both the shipowner and the charterer in order to establish what kind of risk they would bear under a voyage.
This thesis deals with the relationship between the shipowner and the charterer when the shipowner has suffered a loss due to an unsafe port. The question is to what extent it is possible to hold the charterer liable for such loss. The thesis deal with both English and Scandinavian law, and it will be possible to make comparisons of the both legal systems.
The starting point is the contract between the two parties, also known as the charterparty, where it could be regulated which party should stand the risk for damages due to unsafe port. It... (More) - With often large amounts involved, the issue of unsafe ports is of great interest for both the shipowner and the charterer in order to establish what kind of risk they would bear under a voyage.
This thesis deals with the relationship between the shipowner and the charterer when the shipowner has suffered a loss due to an unsafe port. The question is to what extent it is possible to hold the charterer liable for such loss. The thesis deal with both English and Scandinavian law, and it will be possible to make comparisons of the both legal systems.
The starting point is the contract between the two parties, also known as the charterparty, where it could be regulated which party should stand the risk for damages due to unsafe port. It is however very seldom straight forward and will depend on the type of charterparty and whether it would be interpreted under English or Scandinavian law. The regulations in regards to different kinds of warranties is also dealt with, in connection with the charterparties.
There is further a thorough review of the aspects of the port itself, i.e. what elements would be needed to consider a port unsafe. Under English law, there are many different examples of various dangers, both physical but also political, where it under Scandinavian law is a more general view that is held.
In addition, exceptions such as unexpected and abnormal occurrences as well as the master’s obligation to avoid certain dangers is analysed. Under the Scandinavian law, the concept of negligence is reviewed, as this is the useable principle in the Scandinavian countries.
Finally, also the scope of the liability, i.e. what costs that successfully can be claimed against the charterer if he is deemed responsible is being dealt with. (Less)
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- author
- Bogesjö, Victor LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- JURM02 20141
- year
- 2014
- type
- H3 - Professional qualifications (4 Years - )
- subject
- keywords
- Sjörätt, Maritime law, unsafe ports, charterer's liability
- language
- English
- id
- 4584086
- date added to LUP
- 2014-08-27 15:02:45
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- 2014-08-27 15:02:45
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abstract = {{With often large amounts involved, the issue of unsafe ports is of great interest for both the shipowner and the charterer in order to establish what kind of risk they would bear under a voyage.
This thesis deals with the relationship between the shipowner and the charterer when the shipowner has suffered a loss due to an unsafe port. The question is to what extent it is possible to hold the charterer liable for such loss. The thesis deal with both English and Scandinavian law, and it will be possible to make comparisons of the both legal systems.
The starting point is the contract between the two parties, also known as the charterparty, where it could be regulated which party should stand the risk for damages due to unsafe port. It is however very seldom straight forward and will depend on the type of charterparty and whether it would be interpreted under English or Scandinavian law. The regulations in regards to different kinds of warranties is also dealt with, in connection with the charterparties.
There is further a thorough review of the aspects of the port itself, i.e. what elements would be needed to consider a port unsafe. Under English law, there are many different examples of various dangers, both physical but also political, where it under Scandinavian law is a more general view that is held.
In addition, exceptions such as unexpected and abnormal occurrences as well as the master’s obligation to avoid certain dangers is analysed. Under the Scandinavian law, the concept of negligence is reviewed, as this is the useable principle in the Scandinavian countries.
Finally, also the scope of the liability, i.e. what costs that successfully can be claimed against the charterer if he is deemed responsible is being dealt with.}},
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title = {{Charterer’s Liability for Unsafe Ports - A Comparison of English and Scandinavian Law}},
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