1998: Conference Proceedings
Articles

The Maritime Law Year in Asia

Published 1998-09-26

Keywords

  • private international law,
  • currency crisis,
  • salvage,
  • New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards,
  • arbitration,
  • piracy,
  • Hong Kong/Taiwan Shipping Accord 1997
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Abstract

Lamplough presents this paper as part of Business Session 10, chaired by Tim Hancock. In it, he discusses the Asian currency crisis, local developments in private international law and salvage, and the difficulties with enforcing Hong Kong International Arbitration Awards in mainland China. Further, Lamplough considers the Hong Kong/Taiwan Shipping Accord 1997, and attacks of piracy in Asia throughout 1997.