Admiralty and Maritime Laws in the Mediterranean Sea (Ca. 800-1050)

The Kitāb Akriyat Al-Sufun Vis-À-VIS the Nomos Rhodion Nautikos
Erscheinungsjahr 2006
ISBN: 978-90-04-15253-3
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 64, 376 Seiten, Format (B × H): 167 mm x 245 mm, Gewicht: 857 g

Reihe: The Medieval Mediterranean

This is a comparative study dealing with the maritime practices which prevailed in the Byzantine and Islamic worlds around the Mediterranean from 7-10 centuries C.E. and consists of seven chapters. The first chapter describes the physical and legal significance of the ship, computation of capacity, and the importance of naming commercial vessels. Chapter Two examines issues of ownership and possession of a vessel, the employment conditions of the crew, and the passengers’ status on board ship. Carriage of cargo by sea and forms of contracts, liability of the lessor, shipping fees, and breach of contract are covered in Chapter Three. Jettison, average, and contribution are treated in Chapter Four. Chapter Five treats the laws of collision and the rules governing the salvage of jetsam, are surveyed in Chapter Six. The final chapter explains the legal differences between Byzantine and Islamic mercantile law and outlines the principles of the sea loan, chreokoinonia, and qirad.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Khalilieh, Hassan

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales See-, Luft- und Weltraumrecht
• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtsgeschichte, Recht der Antike

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface xi
Glossary of non-English Terms xv
Introduction
Mediterranean Admiralty and Maritime Laws in Historical Perspective 1
Legislative Sources of Byzantine Sea-Laws 8
The Mediterranean between the Domination of Byzantium and of Islam 13
Islamic Admiralty and Maritime Laws and Practices 18
Purposes and Methodology of the Study 23
Chapter One: Physical and Legal Significance of Vessel Definition of a “Ship” 27
Capacity and Overloading Regulations 31
Names 40
Summary 43
Chapter Two: The Vessel’s Human Complement Ownership 45
Joint Ownership 54
Seamen: Their Employment, Welfare, and Status 56
1. Definition of a “Seaman” 56
2. Service Contract 57
3. Forms of Employment 59
4. Wages 60
5. Accommodation and Welfare 66
6. Misbehavior 67
7. Duty in Times of Peril 72
8. Termination of Service 73
Passengers: Entitlements and Obligations 74
1. Definition of a “Passenger” 74
2. Diet and Accommodation 75
3. Boarding 78
4. The Carrier’s Liability for the Passengers’ Belongings 79
5. Discipline 80
6. Religious Rituals 80
7. Funeral Practices at Sea 81
8. Contribution to Salvage 82
Summary 82
Chapter Three: Carriage of Goods General 85
The Contract: Written or Oral? 85
Types and Formation of Contracts of Affreightment 87
1. Contract of Carriage in a Particular Ship 87
2. Contract of Carriage with a Common Carrier 93
Bills of Lading 95
Carrier’s Liability for Partial Damage and Total Loss 99
Payment of Freight Charges 106
Factors Affecting Freightage 111
I. Loading Berth 112
1. Loading and Disposition of Cargo in the Ship 112
2. Delay 115
3. Dereliction 118
4. Detention 119
5. Weather Conditions 121
6. Human Perils 122
7. Seaworthiness of Vessel 124
II. En Route 124
1. Calculation of Freight 125
2. Weather Conditions 126
3. Human Perils 128
4. Deviation 132
5. Seaworthiness of Vessel 133
6. Cargo Damage 135
7. Transshipping 138
III. Destination 139
Cancellation of Contract 142
Summary 147
Chapter Four: Jettison, General Average, and Contribution General 150
Rules of J

Über Autor(innen)

Hassan S. Khalilieh, Ph.D. (1995) in Near Eastern Studies, Princeton University, L.LM. (2006) in Admiralty and Maritime Law, School of Law, Tulane University, is a specialist in legal history and Islamic law of the sea, lecturer at the University of Haifa, and the author of Islamic Maritime Law: An Introduction (Brill, 1998).