Maritime Law

Bonnidelle Wilson – MLive.com

Bonnie was a dedicated volunteer at the Michigan Maritime Museum and crew member of the Friends Good Will helping deliver her on the maiden voyage to her home at the docks of the Michigan Maritime Museum in 2004. Bonnie’s love … Continue reading

How safe is a cruise? Even after new law, it’s hard to say – St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The law couldn’t have prevented the sinking of the Concordia … One who thinks it’s too low is James Walker, a maritime lawyer based in Miami. “These numbers are even less than the number of crimes the cruise lines will … Continue reading

American drones to focus on Caribbean – Winston-Salem Journal

“There is a lot more going on in the deep Caribbean, and we would like to know more,” said a law enforcement official familiar … border agents deployed a maritime variant of the Predator B called a Guardian with a … Continue reading

Law of the Sea Treaty becomes a maritime sinkhole – Oregonian

WASHINGTON — There they go again. Like those who say climate change is an emergency too obvious and urgent to allow for debate, some proponents of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, aka the Law of … Continue reading

Baby Raccoon Stuck In Michigan Sewer Grate Freed With Oil, Soap – Huffington Post

Changes to Japan’s Animal Protection Law threaten the future of these furry bars by … quintillion — but a series of timely donations has allowed Connecticut’s Maritime Aquarium to put together one of the most unusual lobster displays ever.

Russia’s move to protect Arctic interests no threat to Canada: DND – Calgary Herald

The analysis was released under the Access to Information law. The Defence Department could not comment … The DND analysis also noted Russia’s recent agreement with Norway on maritime borders in the Arctic as further evidence of “a willingness …

British businessman accused of insuring oil tankers "involved in undermining sanctions against Syria" – Daily Telegraph

Mr Skinner describes himself as a former underwriting manager’s representative and maritime lawyer with a “leading UK admiralty law firm”, with nearly 30 years’ experience in providing protection and indemnity insurance, a specialist maritime policy that …

China lawmakers slam claim to islands by Hanoi – Jakarta Post

China’s top legislature strongly protested against Vietnam’s “erroneous” new maritime law and urged its Vietnamese counterpart to make an “immediate correction”. Hanoi’s disputes with Beijing in the South China Sea have given rise to frictions …

China lawmakers slam claim to islands by Hanoi – AsiaOne

China’s top legislature strongly protested against Vietnam’s “erroneous” new maritime law and urged its Vietnamese counterpart to make an “immediate correction”. Hanoi’s disputes with Beijing in the South China Sea have given rise to frictions, and …

No rights violated – The Daily Star

The Law Commission had organised the seminar on “International Tribunal for the Law of the Seas (ITLOS) Judgement in the Bangladesh-Myanmar Maritime Delimitation Case: Significant Precedent in the Law of the Seas”. The commission’s acting chairman Prof …