Brice on maritime law of salvage, 6th edition transportation law. The book examines how the absence of insurance in the past led to some special maritime liability law principles such as general average i. Historically, salvage is a right in law, when a person, acting as a volunteer that is, without any preexisting contractual or other legal duty so to act preserves or contributes so to preserving at sea. Renowned for its practical approach to the subject, it is the first port of call for practitioners involved in the arbitration casework that dominates dispute resolution in the salvage. The law of collision, towage, pilotage, salvage, limitation of liability, maritime. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
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