Why is a review of the 1976 Convention on Limitation of Liability desirable?

• Main Author: Branimir Lukšić
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hrvatska akademija znanosti i umjetnosti 1995-12-01
• Series: Uporedno pomorsko pravo
• Subjects: Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims (1976); Convention on the Carriage of Passengers and their Luggage by Sea (1974); maritime claims; sunken vessels; mortgage; liability; Konvencija o ograničenju odgovornosti za pomorske tražbine (1976); Atenska konvencija (1974); pomorske tražbine; odgovornost; hipoteka/mortgage
• Online Access: https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/296867

The author emphasizes some topics: Problems about the circle of persons who can limit their liability; Should the mortgagee in possession of a ship be allowed to limit; What about claims for the raising and removal of sunken vessels ordered by the harbour authority; Ambiguities in the wording of the conduct barring limitation; Burden of proof and set-off of claim and counterclaim; Reconciling passenger claims of the 1976 Limitation Convention, and the 1974 Passenger Convention.