Published 2007-09-27
Keywords
- marine pollution,
- Canada Shipping Act 2001,
- marine environment,
- marine wildlife,
- criminal liability for oil pollution damage
- Bill C-15,
- exclusive economic zone,
- boarding and inspection powers,
- ship detention,
- UNCLOS 1982,
- port State control,
- The 'Lantau Peak',
- marine safety,
- seaworthiness,
- SOLAS 1974,
- Tokyo Memorandum of Understanding 1993,
- ship repairs,
- ship classification,
- choice of forum clause,
- private international law,
- more appropriate forum,
- anti-suit injunction,
- Marine Liability Act 2001 (SC),
- comity,
- more convenient forum,
- Athens Convention 1990,
- carriage of passengers,
- adventure tourism,
- marine insurance,
- limitation of liability,
- negligence ...More
Abstract
In this paper, Moreira discusses various maritime law developments in Canada over the past 12 months or more, reviewing in particular those developments which have tended to be controversial. These topics include: marine pollution and Bill C-15, port State control and the 'Lantau Peak' litigation, choice of forum and the OT Africa Line saga, the carriage of passengers and the 'Adventure Tourism' controversy, and finally the scope of Canadian maritime law and the Isen v. Simms decision.