Study Of Convention On Arrest Of Ships 1999

The arrest of ship is one of the most typical legal systems in maritime law. As a provisional relief, it plays an important role in solving maritime disputes promptly and effectively, and protecting the legal rights and interests of a maritime applicant. In order to match the development of maritime practice and uniform the provisions regarding the arrest of ship in the member countries, the International Convention on the Arrest of Ship 1999 was adopted by the diplomatic conference held by IMO/the United Nations, which symbolizes the beginning of a new stage of the arrest of ship. Taking the convention as the subject studied, and being based on the comparative study of the theory on the arrest of ship in the Continental Law System and the Anglo-American Law System, this thesis has deeply analyzed the implications of the provisions in the convention, mainly involving the following three aspects: the conditions for arresting a ship, the security in arresting a ship and jurisdiction. In the meantime, combined with the convention, this thesis has analyzed and discussed the Rules on the Arrest of Ship 1994 and the Special Procedural Law on Maritime Litigation being reviewed in China, and put forward some proposals concerned therewith.