Search results for: “maritime conventions”

  • Maritime Law

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Maritime Law Meaning of Maritime Law The system of law which particularly relates to commerce and navigation , to harbors, ships and seamen, to business transacted at sea or relating to navigation, to the […]

  • Geneva Conventions 1958

    Geneva Conventions 1958 in Maritime Law Note: There is more information on maritime/admiralty law here.The following is a definition of Geneva Conventions 1958, produced by Tetley, in the context of admiralty law: The Geneva Conventions on the High Seas, on the Territorial Sea and […]

  • Hague Conventions

    Hague Conventions

    The agreements signed by the Powers in conference at The Hague as to the rules of international law by which they shall be bound. They are: 1899.(1) Pacific Settlement of International Disputes;(2) Laws and Customs of War on Land ;(3) Adaptation of Principles of Geneva […]

  • Jurisdiction

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Jurisdiction Meaning of Jurisdiction The extent of legal authority and power . A term of large and comprehensive import , it generally denotes the lawful authority of a body to exercise power. The term […]

  • Continental Shelf

    Continental shelf in Law Enforcement Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of continental shelf. Resources Legal English Vocabulary: Continental Shelf in Spanish Online translation of the English […]

  • Arbitration

    Arbitration in the law of the United States BBBAAAXXX Arbitration: Related U.S. Resources Arbitration in the American Law Encyclopedia Judicial Function Keywords in the U.S. Legal Corpus Judicial Function Topics in the United States Legal Dictionary See Also Mediation (Judicial Function). […]

  • Public Order

    Definition of Public Order An order from the court that the directs the state to take certain actions. Public Order/Public Policy in Maritime Law Note: There is more information on maritime/admiralty law here.The following is a definition of Public Order/Public Policy, produced by Tetley, […]

  • Public Order

    Definition of Public Order An order from the court that the directs the state to take certain actions. Public Order/Public Policy in Maritime Law Note: There is more information on maritime/admiralty law here.The following is a definition of Public Order/Public Policy, produced by Tetley, […]

  • Methodology

    Definition of Methodology The Canada social science dictionary [1] provides the following meaning of Methodology: The study or critique of methods. There are many philosophical issues around the use of a particular method or about positivism or measurement itself. Methodology: Resources […]

  • Law Of The Flag

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Law of the flag Meaning of Law of the flag The flag Is used, in the prosecution of commerce upon the high seas, as a symbol of nationality. Tha nationality of a ship is determined by the flag which it […]

  • Limitation Fund

    Limitation Fund in Maritime Law Note: There is more information on maritime/admiralty law here.The following is a definition of Limitation Fund, produced by Tetley, in the context of admiralty law: [Translation of Limitation Fund in French: “fonds de limitation”] […]

  • Good Faith

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Good Faith Meaning of Good Faith In its traditional sense good faith denotes a moral quality ; it is equated with honesty of purpose, freedom from fraudulent intent, faithfulness to duty or obligation . […]

  • Renvoi

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Renvoi Meaning of Renvoi In private international law or conflict of laws, the term is applied to denote the doctrine whereby a court is referred in a particular matter to the rules of a foreign country, […]

  • Renvoi

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Renvoi Meaning of Renvoi In private international law or conflict of laws, the term is applied to denote the doctrine whereby a court is referred in a particular matter to the rules of a foreign country, […]

  • Hague Conference on Private International Law

    Hague Conference On Private International Law in Maritime Law Note: There is more information on maritime/admiralty law here.The following is a definition of Hague Conference On Private International Law, produced by Tetley, in the context of admiralty law: An intergovernmental organization […]