Limitation of Liability in International Maritime Conventions

GPTKB entity

Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:International_Maritime_Organization_(IMO)
gptkbp:amendedBy 1996 Protocol to the LLMC Convention
gptkbp:appliesTo maritime law
insurers
maritime claims
shipowners
salvors
gptkbp:basisOfLimitation nature of claim
tonnage of vessel
gptkbp:brokenBy if committed with intent to cause such loss
if loss resulted from personal act or omission of shipowner
if committed recklessly and with knowledge that such loss would probably result
gptkbp:enteredIntoForce 1976 (LLMC Convention)
gptkbp:excludes claims for nuclear damage
claims for salvage
claims for oil pollution under CLC Convention
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Limitation of Liability in International Maritime Conventions
gptkbp:providesFor distribution of fund among claimants
global limitation fund
gptkbp:purpose to encourage investment in shipping
to limit financial liability of shipowners
to provide uniformity in maritime law
gptkbp:recognizedBy many national legal systems
gptkbp:regulates gptkb:Athens_Convention_relating_to_the_Carriage_of_Passengers_and_their_Luggage_by_Sea
Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims (1976)
International Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims (LLMC)
International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules of Law relating to the Limitation of the Liability of Owners of Sea-going Ships (1924)
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Carriage_of_Goods_by_Sea_Act
gptkb:Hague-Visby_Rules
gptkbp:subject ratification by states
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Norman_A._Martínez_Gutiérrez
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6