Paul MYBURGH (ed), The Arrest Conventions: International Enforcement of Maritime Claims (Hart Publishing, 2019)

CML congratulates Associate Professor Paul Myburgh on the publication of his edited volume, The Arrest Conventions: International Enforcement of Maritime Claims, published by Hart.

The Arrest Conventions, signed in 1952 and 1999, play a fundamental role in the worldwide enforcement of maritime claims. Arrest of ships is one of the most distinctive features of international maritime law. It provides a powerful, efficient and effective means of enforcing maritime claims in rem, obtaining sufficient asset security and preserving property pending substantive proceedings. Ship arrest is, however, also a draconian power that cuts across property rights and can cause considerable commercial harm to ship-owning interests. This book provides thematic and comparative analysis from leading international commentators on the most significant legal and policy issues, including practical problems arising from the Arrest Convention texts, as well as the direct implementation or indirect 'translation' of the Arrest Conventions into domestic legal systems. It critically analyses the political and historical development of the Conventions, explores the key concepts underpinning the Arrest Convention frameworks and considers the future of ship arrest.

Contributing Authors
Rhidian Thomas
Graham Bradfield
Anton P Trichardt
Steven Rares
Kate Lewins
Toh Kian Sing and Nathanael Lin
Paul Myburgh
Michael Tsimplis
Belinda Ang
Henning Jessen and George Theocharidis
Yingying Zou
Bevan Marten
Martin Davies

The book was launched by the Centre for Maritime Law and Belinda Ang J on 2 August 2019.

For more details of the book, click here.